Artemas Ward
Continental Army general (1727-1800)
Artemas Ward (November 26, 1727 – October 28, 1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War. He was a Congressman from Massachusetts.
Artemas Ward | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | George Leonard (7th) Benjamin Goodhue (2nd) |
| Succeeded by | 7th District eliminated until 1795 William Lyman (2nd) |
| Constituency | 7th district (1791–93) 2nd district (1793–95) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1727 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | October 28, 1800 (aged 72) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, US |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah (Trowbridge) Ward |
| Children | Ithamar (1752), Nahum (1754), Sara (1756), Thomas (1758), Martha (1760), Artemas Jr. (1762), Maria (1764), Henry Dana (1768) |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
| Known for | Revolutionary War Major General |
| Website | Artemas Ward Museum |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain Massachusetts United States |
| Years of service | 1755–1758 1775–1777 |
| Rank | Colonel Commander-in-chief of the Massachusetts Bay colony's militia Major general of the Continental Army |
| Commands | British Army's 3rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Bay militia—the militia of Middlesex and Worchester Counties Second-in-command of the Massachusetts Provincial Militia Continental Army in command of the Eastern Department April 4, 1776 – March 20, 1777 |
| Battles/wars | French and Indian War American Revolutionary War Boston campaign |
Ward was the Speaker of the Massachusetts House in 1785. He was elected twice to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1791 to 1795.
President John Adams called him "universally esteemed, beloved and confided in by his army and his country".
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- United States Congress. "Artemas Ward (id: W000127)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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