Joseph D. Ward
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| 22nd Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
| In office January 20, 1959 – January 1961 |
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| Preceded by | J. Henry Goguen |
| Succeeded by | Kevin H. White |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate 3rd Worcester District[1] |
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| In office 1963[1] – 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth Ann Stanton |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Hall |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 13th Worcester District |
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| In office 1949[1] – 1956[1] |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1914[2] Fitchburg, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Ocean Ridge, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic Party[1] |
| Residence | Fitchburg, Massachusetts Ocean Ridge, Florida |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross[2] Boston University School of Law[2] |
| Profession | Lawyer[2] |
Joseph D. Ward (March 26, 1914 – May 10, 2003) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from January 1959 to January 1961.
Ward was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1948, representing the 13th Worcester District. He was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General in 1958, but lost to George Fingold[3] Ward was appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth following the death of Edward J. Cronin. In 1960, Ward ran for Governor of Massachusetts. He defeated Endicott Peabody, Francis E. Kelly, Robert F. Murphy, John Francis Kennedy, Gabriel Piemonte, and Alfred Magaletta in the primary, but lost to John A. Volpe in the general election. He was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1962 and remained there until his retirement from politics in 1972.[3]
Ward also spent 12 years as a professor of political law at Boston University.[3]
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| Preceded by | 22nd Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth January 20, 1959 – January 1961 |
Succeeded by Kevin H. White |
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| Preceded by | Massachusetts Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate 1960 (lost) |
Succeeded by Endicott Peabody |
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