Marcus Lawrence Ward

Marcus L. Ward
3rd Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office 1866 – 1868
Preceded by	Henry J. Raymond
Succeeded by	William Claflin

Born	November 9, 1812(1812-11-09) Newark, New Jersey
Died	April 25, 1884 (aged 71) Newark, New Jersey

Marcus Lawrence Ward (November 9, 1812–April 25, 1884) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 21st Governor of New Jersey from 1866-1869, and represented the state in Congress for one term, from 1873-1875. The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24 1820 near Lima, Livingston County New York - June 18 1869 New York City) was an American journalist William Claflin ( March 6, 1818 - January 5, 1905) was an industrialist and philanthropist who served as Governor of the Commonwealth Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person This is a list of those who have served as Governor of New Jersey from 1776 to the present The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

Republicans nominated Ward for Governor in 1862, but he lost to Democrat Joel Parker. Joel Parker ( November 24, 1816 January 2, 1888) was an American Democratic Party Politician, who served as the Ward was nominated again in 1865 and was elected Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1866 to 1869. The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. After a Democratic-controlled legislature had not passed the Thirteenth Amendment, Ward worked with the new Republican-controlled New Jersey Legislature to secure state passage of both the Thirteenth and the Fourteenth Amendment, with its Due Process and Equal Protection clauses. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit Slavery, and with limited exceptions such as those The New Jersey Legislature is the US state of New Jersey 's legislative branch seated in the New Jersey State House at the state's capital Trenton The Fourteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution is one of the post- Civil War Reconstruction Amendments, first Due process (more fully due process of law) is the principle that a person has a right to receive notice and be heard in an orderly proceeding in order to protect his or her The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall… deny to any person Ward was chosen as a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention and was the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1866 to 1868. The 1860 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States, held in Chicago Illinois at the Wigwam, nominated former U The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States.

Ward served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from the newly-created New Jersey's 6th congressional district, from 1873-1875. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. New Jersey 's Sixth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Frank Pallone. ^[1]

He died in Newark, New Jersey, and was buried there in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery in Newark's North Ward ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Marcus Lawrence Ward biography, United States Congress. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Accessed July 31, 2007. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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Preceded by Henry Jarvis Raymond	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1866–1868	Succeeded by William Claflin
Preceded by Joel Parker	Governor of New Jersey January 16, 1866–January 19, 1869	Succeeded by Theodore Fitz Randolph
Preceded by New Seat	U.S. House of Representatives New Jersey's 6th congressional district March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875	Succeeded by Frederick Halstead Teese

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