From History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Volume II, Publ. by The Western Historical Company 1881, Page 880

REV. EDWARD R. WARD, Pastor of Christ Church, was born in Masulipatam, in British India, on the 7th of October, 1841.  His father was a judge in the Madras Presidency, and died when his son was a year old.  He was educated at Cheltenham College and Exeter College, Oxford, England.  At both institutions was a "prizeman."  He landed in New York on the first day of November, 1866, was three years engaged in business.  In October, 1870, he entered Nashotah Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in May, 1873.  He was ordained deacon June 8, 1873, by Right Rev. Bishop ARMITAGE, and was ordained priest the following year by Bishop WHITEHOUSE, of Illinois.  Immediately after his ordination as deacon he entered Cathedral work and is now Resident Canon of the Cathedral and Chaplain of St. Cornelius - Soldiers' Home.  Since January, 1874, he has been in charge of Christ Church, which during the time has developed from a mission to a parish.  He is proprietor and editor of the Western Church, which is devoted to the catholicity of the Episcopal Church.  He is Examining Chaplain of this Diocese and is Secretary for Wisconsin of the "Free Church Association," which is an association found wherever the English Church exists.  He was married April 25, 1878, to Miss Ellen E. MORRIS, daughter of Manoah and Marcia MORRIS, of Thirty-fourth street, Milwaukee.  They have one son, born July 19, 1879, and named Edward Neville.  Residence, rare of the church.  He is a gentlemen of extended travels, broad culture, and an independent progressive spirit.

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