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Artemas Ward Jr. (January 9, 1762 – October 7, 1847), like his father,Artemas Ward, was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts. He served in theThirteenth Congress andFourteenth Congress (1813–1817). He was a member of theFederalist Party.

Ward was born inShrewsbury in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay on January 9, 1762. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1783, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1783, and practiced inWeston.

From 1796 to 1800, Ward served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives.^[1] He moved toCharlestown in 1800, where he continued to practice law.

Ward served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives again in 1811 and, in 1812, was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1814. He served in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817).

Ward served in theMassachusetts State Senate in 1818 and 1819, and was a member of theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821.

From 1820 to 1839 Ward was Chief Justice ofBoston's Court of Common Pleas from 1820 to 1839.

He was a member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers from 1810 to 1844.

Ward died in Boston on October 7, 1847. He was buried atMount Auburn Cemetery inCambridge.

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