Legislator Details
Image Description:
Charles E. Ward Portrait from Nimmo p.119
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 29
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 4/26/1873
City: DuQuoin, IL
County: Perry County, IL
Country: US
Death
Date: 10/4/1929
City: Jacksonville, FL
County: Duval County, FL
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
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Cemetery: US
Marital Information:
married Mary Louise Sherman, dau. of Roger and Emma (Swarthout) Sherman, 9/17/1895 in Bancroft, MI
Number of Children: 0
Background
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Military Service:
Occupation: bookkeeper, lawyer, cashier, banker
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
graduated from the DuQuoin high school, 1891; graduated from University of Michigan, law dept., 1894; children:
Biographical Sketch:
Of English and French ancestry. Son of John B. and Margery (Hutchinson) Ward. Admitted to the bar in Michigan in 1894. He was a cashier at the Exchange Bank of Bancroft. After withdrawing from public life, he worked for a time as a crew boss for laborers until entering the offices William Lorimer. He became his private secretary for several years.
Notable Facts:
Tried but acquitted in connection with the death of a young woman.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Supplies and Expenditures , Ways and Means
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Bancroft
County of Residence Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means
Committees Served On: Lumber and Salt , Supplies and Expenditures , Ways and Means
City of Residence: Bancroft
County of Residence Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means
Committees Served On: Horticulture , Mines and Minerals , Railroads
City of Residence: Bancroft
County of Residence Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Nimmo p. 119, includes portrait; MILegHdbk 1903 p.63; Manual 1903 p.818-19; USCen 1900; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait
