Ward was the son of William Ward and the grandson of the Honorary William Ward (d 1714), second son of Humble Ward, 1st Baron Ward. His mother was Mary, daughter of the Honorary
John Grey, younger son of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford.
He was returned to Parliament for Newcastle under Lyme in 1727, a seat he held until 1734. He was further honoured in 1763 when he was created 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley in the County of Worcester. Ward married firstly Anna Maria, daughter of Charles Bourchier, in 1723.
There were children from both marriages.
7th Parliament of Great Britain.
