Name Vincent Ward Role Member of Parliament | Died 1946 | |
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Vincent Aubrey Ward, (4 January 1886 – 9 February 1946) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Council.
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Early life
Born in Bluff in 1886, he was a son of the late Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward. He married Sybil Mary Petre in 1927.
Political career
He replaced his father in the 13 August 1930 by-election for the parliamentary seat of Invercargill that was held after Sir Joseph died. He stood for the United Party. Vincent Ward retired from politics at the next general election in 1931.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 22 June 1934. At the expiry of his first term, he was reappointed on 23 June 1941. He served until his death on 9 February 1946.
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1946 New Year Honours.