| 词条 | Aubrey Ernest Ward |
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Sir Aubrey Ernest Ward JP DL (17 April 1899 – 14 June 1987), known as Aubrey Ward, was a British Vet, Liberal Party politician, Mayor of Slough, and Chairman of Buckinghamshire County Council. BackgroundHe was the son of Edward Alfred Ward. He was educated at the Royal Veterinary College, London. In 1919 he married Mary Jane Davidson Rutherford MB ChB. She died in 1979. They had one daughter. He was knighted in 1967.[1] Professional careerHe served in the War of 1914–18 as a Night Flying Officer in the Royal Flying Corps. In 1923 he opened a Veterinary practice which he went on to run until retiring in 1966.[2] Political careerHe entered local government politics being elected to the Municipal Borough of Slough representing Upton Ward. In 1940 he was elected by the council to serve as Mayor of Slough. In 1941 he was elected by the council to sit as an Alderman. He continued to serve as the borough's Mayor until 1945.[3] He was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the Eton and Slough division of Buckinghamshire at the 1945 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[4] Election result{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1945: Eton and Slough[5]}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Benn Wolfe Levy |votes = 25,711 |percentage = 45.5 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Edward Charles Cobb |votes = 23,287 |percentage = 41.2 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Aubrey Ernest Ward |votes = 7,487 |percentage = 13.3 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,424 |percentage = 4.3 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 56,485 |percentage = 71.9 |change = N/A }}{{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 78,512 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = new seat |swing = N/A }}{{election box end}} In 1957 he became a Justice of the peace. In 1961 he became an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Slough. In 1963 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire. In 1963 he became Chairman of Buckinghamshire County Council, serving in that role for the next eleven years. In 1964 he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Thames Conservancy Board, serving in that role for ten years.[6] See also
References1. ^‘WARD, Sir Aubrey (Ernest)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Sept 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Aubrey Ernest}}2. ^‘WARD, Sir Aubrey (Ernest)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Sept 2014 3. ^‘WARD, Sir Aubrey (Ernest)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Sept 2014 4. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S. 5. ^British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S. 6. ^‘WARD, Sir Aubrey (Ernest)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Sept 2014 10 : 1899 births|1987 deaths|Knights Bachelor|Liberal Party (UK) politicians|Alumni of the Royal Veterinary College|Place of birth missing|English justices of the peace|English veterinarians|British military personnel of World War I|Members of Buckinghamshire County Council |
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