Notes
- ↑ 'Journal of the Florida House of Representatives, November 23, 1846, "Southern Journal" Office: 1846, pg. 3-5
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William D. Ward was an American politician.
From St. Lucie County, Florida (1844-1855), Ward served in the Florida House of Representatives in 1846. [1]
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