Jasper D. Ward

Jasper D. Ward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1873  March 3, 1875
Preceded by John F. Farnsworth
Succeeded by Carter Harrison Sr.
Personal details
Born (1829-02-01)February 1, 1829
Java, New York
Died August 6, 1902(1902-08-06) (aged 73)
Denver, Colorado
Political party Republican

Jasper Delos Ward (February 1, 1829 – August 6, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Java, Wyoming County, New York, Ward attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1849 and 1850. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois. He served as a member of the board of aldermen of Chicago in 1855, 1856, 1859, and 1860. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Western Engineers Regiment in 1861 and served for about eight months. He served as a member of the Illinois Senate 1862-1870.

Ward was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He was United States Attorney for the northern district of Illinois 1875-1877. He moved to Colorado in 1877 and settled in Leadville. He was appointed by Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin as judge of the fifth judicial district of Colorado and served from March 5, 1881 to January 3, 1882, declining to be a candidate for election to the same office. He moved to Denver, and resumed the practice of law. He died on August 6, 1902 and was interred in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John F. Farnsworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd congressional district

1873-1875
Succeeded by
Carter H. Harrison

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