Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884

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American lobbyist and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1861 Mar. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856372

Ward, an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer, was well known in social and political circles in both the U.S. and Europe. Maud Howe Elliott was his niece, and the daughter of reformer Julia Ward Howe.

From the guide to the Papers, ca. 1814-1936., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

American financier and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1860 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856368

Ward, an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer, was well-known in social and political circles in both the U.S. and Europe. His niece, Margaret Terry Chanler became an author.

From the description of Letters to Margaret Terry Chanler, 1880-1884. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612367278

Ward, an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer, was well-known in social and political circles in both the U.S. and Europe. Maud Howe Elliott was his niece, and the daughter of reformer Julia Ward Howe.

From the description of Papers, ca.1814-1936. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77786850

Samuel Ward (1814-1884) was an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer.

He was the son of the banker Samuel Ward (1786-1839) and the grandson of Samuel Ward (1756-1832) soldier and merchant. His sister was Julia Ward Howe, author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". After leaving his father's banking house, Prime, Ward & King, he visited Latin America on behalf of U.S. corporate and government interests. By the end of the U.S. Civil War he was settled in Washington, D.C. where he lobbied the government on behalf of financiers.

From the description of Samuel Ward papers, 1647-1912. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122486590

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referencedIn Howe family. Papers of the Julia Ward Howe family, 1787-1984 (inclusive), 1787-1944 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Evarts family papers, 1753-1960 (bulk 1798-1901) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
creatorOf Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884. Memoirs of Samuel Ward : vol 1 : page proofs, [before 1884] Houghton Library
referencedIn Margaret Terry Chanler family papers, 1815-1939 (inclusive) 1845-1939 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Howe, Julia Ward, family. Papers, 1787-1984 (bulk 1787-1944) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
Howe, Julia Ward, family. Papers, 1787-1984 (bulk 1787-1944) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Papers, ca. 1814-1936. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bowles, Samuel, 1826-1878. Samuel Bowles papers, 1852-1893 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Chanler, Margaret Terry, 1862-1952. Chanler family papers, 1815-1939 (inclusive) 1845-1939 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [manuscript], 1764-1934 (bulk 1830-1881). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884. Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1860 Dec. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Howe family papers, 1819-1910. Houghton Library
referencedIn Richards, Rosalind, 1874-,. Rosalind Richards photograph collection, [ca.1898] and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn James A. Garfield Papers, 1775-1889, (bulk 1850-1881) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Correspondence, 1819, 1849-1957, 1962 William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
creatorOf Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884. Letters to Margaret Terry Chanler, 1880-1884. Houghton Library
creatorOf Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884. Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1861 Mar. 19. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Brooks, B. S. (Benjamin Sherman), 1820?-1884. Benjamin Sheman Brooks papers, 1850-1881. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Frank Maloy Anderson Papers, 1895-1961 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford papers, 1864-1967 (inclusive), 1883-1908 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Rosalind Richards photograph collection, [ca. 1898] and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn House, Edward Howard, 1836-1901. Letter [manuscript] : Delmonico's, New York City, to James Ripley Osgood, 1869 December 22. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884. Samuel Ward papers, 1647-1912. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Valin" to "Watterson". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Morrill, Lot M. (Lot Myrick), 1812-1883. Lot M. Morrill papers, 1852-1894. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909. F. Marion Crawford papers, 1881-1884. Library of Congress
referencedIn Samuel Ward family papers, 1796-1857. Houghton Library
creatorOf Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882,. Letters : to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive) 1820-1888 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884. Papers, ca.1814-1936. Houghton Library
creatorOf Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867. Letters, 1852-1867. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Margaret Terry Chanler family papers, 1815-1939 (inclusive) 1845-1939 (bulk). Houghton Library
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associatedWith Chanler, Margaret Ward, person
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correspondedWith Laura Elizabeth (Howe) Richards person
associatedWith Legendre, A. M. (Adrien Marie), 1752-1833. person
associatedWith Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. person
correspondedWith Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949 person
correspondedWith Little Jaels person
correspondedWith Lollini, Sandra. person
associatedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, person
correspondedWith Louisa Cutler (Ward) Crawford Terry person
associatedWith Louis C. Hay person
associatedWith Louise Guyol person
correspondedWith Louise Hubert Guyol person
correspondedWith Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874- person
correspondedWith Mailliard, John. person
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associatedWith Mark Antony deWolfe Howe. person
associatedWith Maud Elliott. person
correspondedWith Maud (Howe) Elliott person
correspondedWith McAllister, M Hall. person
correspondedWith Merrick, Edwin Thomas, 1859-1935 person
correspondedWith Miller, David Hunter, 1875- person
associatedWith Miss Lucy Derby person
correspondedWith Morrill, Lot M. (Lot Myrick), 1812-1883. person
associatedWith Mrs. Julia Ward Howe person
associatedWith Mrs. S. Ward person
correspondedWith Murray, Sir John. person
correspondedWith Norman, Grace Cox. person
correspondedWith Pell, Herbert Claiborne. person
correspondedWith Perkins, Maxwell Evarts, 1884-1947 person
correspondedWith Pickman, Hester (Mrs) person
correspondedWith Platt, E person
correspondedWith Putnam, G.P., sons, firm, publishers. corporateBody
associatedWith Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915- person
associatedWith Rhys, Ernest, 1859-1946 person
associatedWith Richards, Rosalind, 1874-, person
associatedWith R. L. Cutting. person
correspondedWith Rosebery, Albert Edward Harry Mayer Archibald Primrose, 6th earl of, 1882- person
associatedWith Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929. person
associatedWith Rosebery, Hannah Primose, countess, 1851-1890. person
correspondedWith Russ, Carolyn (Hale) person
correspondedWith Samuel Ward person
associatedWith Sarah Bernhardt person
correspondedWith Saunders, Eleanor. person
correspondedWith Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872- person
associatedWith Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. person
associatedWith Sir John Murray person
correspondedWith Smith, Norman. person
associatedWith Sparks. Jared, 1789-1866. person
correspondedWith Spivak, Lawrence Edmund, 1900- person
correspondedWith Suter, John Wallace, 1890- person
correspondedWith Terry, Arthur. person
associatedWith Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863, person
associatedWith Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923 person
correspondedWith Thomas, Milton Halsey, 1903- person
correspondedWith Thomas T Sherman person
correspondedWith Thompson, Lawrance Roger, 1906- person
associatedWith Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. person
correspondedWith Tyner, W S person
correspondedWith Uncle Sam person
correspondedWith Wall, Alexander James, 1884-1944 person
associatedWith Ward family. family
associatedWith Ward family. family
associatedWith Ward, Francis Marion, 1820-1847. person
associatedWith Ward, Henry, 1818-1840. person
associatedWith Ward McAllister. person
associatedWith Ward, Medora (Grymes) person
associatedWith Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832. person
associatedWith Ward, Samuel, 1786-1839. person
correspondedWith Watts, Harvey Maitland, 1864- person
associatedWith White, Lawrence Grant, person
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correspondedWith W St. C Baddely person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
New York (N.Y.)
Europe
Mexico
Nicaragua
Subject
Banks and banking
Mathematics
Mines and mineral resources
Science
Occupation
Capitalists and financiers
Lobbyists
Activity

Person

Birth 1814

Death 1884

French,

English

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