Background
Ward, Hiram Hamilton was born on April 29, 1923 in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States. Son of O.L. and Margaret A. Ward.
Ward, Hiram Hamilton was born on April 29, 1923 in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States. Son of O.L. and Margaret A. Ward.
Student, Wake Forest College, 1947. Juris Doctor, Wake Forest University, 1950. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wake Forest University, 1996.
He received an Bachelor of Laws from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1950. He served in the United States Army Air Forces (rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel) from 1940 to 1945. He was in private practice in Denton, North Carolina from 1950 to 1951.
He was a Staff attorney for the National Production Authority in Washington, District of Columbia from 1951 to 1952.
He was in private practice in Lexington and Denton from 1952 to 1972. He was an interim judge of the local Recorder"s Court in Denton in 1961.
Ward was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Ward was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon on May 18, 1972, to a seat vacated by Edwin M. Stanley.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission the same day.
He served as chief judge from 1982-1988. He assumed senior status on August 20, 1988. Ward"s service was terminated on April 4, 2002, when he died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Board visitors Wake Forest University School Law, since 1973. Member North Carolina Board Elections, 1964-1972. Trustee Wingate College, 1969-1972.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1940-1945. Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, American Judicature Society, North Carolina State Bar, Masons, Lions, Phi Alpha Delta (honorary life).
Married Evelyn M. McDaniel, June 1, 1947. Children: William McDaniel, James Randolph.