Joseph Ward
New Zealand politician (1856-1930) · New Zealand · Politicians · Died at 74
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Something wrong?Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, was a New Zealand politician who served as the 17th prime minister of New Zealand from 1906 to 1912 and from 1928 to 1930. He was a dominant figure in the Liberal and United ministries of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Ward and his family, around 1905
The New Zealand Observer (1907) shows Ward as a pretentious dwarf beneath a massive "dominion" top hat. The caption reads:
The Surprise Packet:
Canada: "Rather large for him, is it not?"
Australia: "Oh his head is swelling rapidly. The hat will soon fit."
The Seddon Ministry in 1900. Ward is second from the right in the bottom row.
A portrait of Ward by Sir William Orpen
Official portrait for the 1928 election campaign
Statue of Ward in Bluff by W.H. Feldon
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