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Sir Edward Ward of Stoke Doyle was Attorney General and then Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Though the precise connection of Ward to Deal remains elusive, his father-in-law, Thomas Papillon, was MP for Dover, 1673–1681 and 1689–1695.
Deal Town Hall
Deal
Title
Sir Edward Ward (1638–1714)
Date
1702 or later
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 73 x W 61 cm
Accession number
Death 0.447
Work type
Painting
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