Jasper D. Ward
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Jasper Delos Ward 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.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Born in Java
Java, New York
Java is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 2,222 at the 2000 census. In the 2007 estimate, this had declined to 2,153.Contrary to practice elsewhere, the name is pronounced "Jay-vuh"....
, Wyoming County, New York
Wyoming County, New York
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2010 census, the population was 42,155. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is from a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands"...
, Ward attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania...
, in 1849 and 1850. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1852 and commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois. He served as a member of the board of aldermen of Chicago
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms...
in 1855, 1856, 1859, and 1860. During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he enlisted in the Western Engineers Regiment in 1861 and served for about eight months. He served as a member of the Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois Senate is made up of 59 senators elected from...
1862-1870.
Ward was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress. He was United States Attorney
United States Attorney
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for the northern district of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
1875-1877. He moved to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
in 1877 and settled in Leadville
Leadville, Colorado
Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only municipality in, Lake County, Colorado, United States. Situated at an elevation of , Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States...
. He was appointed by Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin
Frederick Walker Pitkin
Frederick Walker Pitkin , a U.S. Republican Party politician, served as the second Governor of Colorado from 1879 to 1883. Pitkin County, Colorado was named in his honor....
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
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, and resumed the practice of law. He died on August 6, 1902 and was interred in Fairmount Cemetery
Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery. It was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze...
in Denver.