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Dudley, Earl of (UK, 1827 - 1833)

Creation: let.pat. 5 Oct 1827

Extinct: 6 Mar 1833

Family name: Ward

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Arms:

See Earl of Dudley

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John William [Ward], 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward later 1st Earl of Dudley, PC

only child of William [Ward], 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward, by his wife Julia Bosville, 2nd dau. of Godfrey Bosville, of Gunthwaite, co. York

born

9 Aug 1781

died

6 Mar 1833

created

5 Oct 1827 Viscount Ednam, of Ednam in the County of Roxburgh, and Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Downton 1802-03, for Worcestershire 1803-06, for Petersfield 1806-07, for Wareham 1807-12, for Ilchester 1812-18, and for Bossiney 1819-23; suc. his father 25 Apr 1823 as 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward; Privy Councillor 1827; Foreign Secretary 1827-28

On his death the Earldom of Dudley and the two Viscountcies of Dudley and Ward and of Ednam became extinct and the Barony of Ward passed to his second cousin, William Humble Ward, as the next heir male of the body of the 1st Baron Ward.

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