Jean Templeton Ward Explained

Jean Templeton Ward
Honorific Suffix:	CBE DStJ
Birth Name:	Jean Templeton Reid
Birth Date:	13 July 1884
Birth Place:	New York City, United States
Death Place:	London, England
Parents:	Whitelaw Reid Elisabeth Mills
Children:	2
Relatives:	Ogden Mills Reid (brother) Darius Ogden Mills (grandfather) Ogden Mills (uncle) Gladys Mills Phipps (cousin) Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard (cousin) Ogden L. Mills (cousin)

Jean Templeton, Lady Ward (Reid; 13 July 1884 – 1 May 1962) was an American-born philanthropist and society hostess. The only daughter of Whitelaw Reid, the American ambassador to the United Kingdom, she lived in London after her marriage to Hon. Sir John Hubert Ward, second son of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.

Early life

Ward was a daughter of Whitelaw Reid and Elisabeth (née Mills) Reid (1857–1931),^[1] Her older brother was New York publisher Ogden Mills Reid,^[2] who married Helen Miles Rogers.^{[3] [4]} Her father served as the U.S. Minister to France (under President Benjamin Harrison) and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (under Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft) until his death in 1912.^[5] Her parents were social people known for throwing lavish parties, including a musicale at their residence in Manhattan, at Madison Avenue and 50th Street, for 400 people, in 1901.^[6] Shortly before her father's death, he hosted the Duke and Duchess of Connaught at his New York home.

Her maternal grandparents were financier Darius Ogden Mills and Jane Templeton (née Cunningham) Mills. Her maternal uncle was financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner Ogden Mills.^[7] Her cousins included Gladys Livingston Mills (wife of Henry Carnegie Phipps),^[8] Beatrice Mills (wife of Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard),^[9] Ogden Livingston Mills (the 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury who married Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd).^{[10] [11] [12]}

Personal life

Ward's engagement to the 38-year-old Hon. Sir John Hubert Ward (1870–1938), was announced in April 1908. He was the second son of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncreiffe.^[13] His paternal grandfather was William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward and his maternal grandfather was Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet.^{[14] [15] [16]} They were married on 23 June 1908 at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace in a ceremony attended by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.^[17] The wedding was celebrated at Dorchester House, and was considered one of the greatest society events of the year.^[18] Together, the couple had two sons:^{[14] [19]}

• Edward John Sutton Ward (1909–1990), who married Margaret Susan Corbett in 1934. After her death in 1981, he married as her fourth husband Marion Elizabeth Jessie (née Clover), third wife of William Romilly, 4th Baron Romilly, in 1986.^[14] His godfather was King Edward VII.^[20]
• Alexander Reginald Ward (1914–1987), a Justice of the Peace for Berkshire between 1941 and 1947, who married Ilona Hollos in 1946.^[21] They divorced in 1959 and he married Zena Moyra Marshall in 1967. They divorced 1969 and he married Constance Cluett Sage.^[14]

Ward was an "accomplished horsewoman... excellent musician" and fluent in several languages including German and Italian. In 1912, Sir John paid £10,000 for Dudley House, a 44,000 square foot London townhouse that was built for his ancestor, the 6th Baron Ward.^[22] The house, where the Wards hosted the King and Queen in 1914,^[23] was bombed during the War. The Wards also had a country estate, known as Chilton, in Hungerford, Berkshire. For her charitable work during World War II, Lady Ward was made a Commander of the British Empire and a Dame of the Order of Saint John.

Sir John died at their home, Dudley House in London, on 2 December 1938.^[24] Lady Ward died in May 1962.^[25]

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External links

• Jean Templeton Ward (née Reid) at the National Portrait Gallery, London
• Codicils to the will of the Hon. Jean Templeton Ward (Lady Ward), CBE of Chilton, Hungerford, Berks. Dudley House, London and Kinnaird, Ballinluig, Perthshire at The National Archives

Notes and References

1. News: Times. Special Cable To The New York. MRS. WHITELAW REID IS DEAD IN FRANCE; Widow of the Former U.S. Ambassador to England a Victim of Pneumonia.A FAMOUS PHILANTHROPIST Made Lavish Gifts to Many Causes--Hostess to Royalty DuringBrilliant London Career. Services in Paris Likely.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 30 April 1931.
2. News: OGDEN MILLS REID OF HERALD TRIBUNE DIES OF PNEUMONIA; Ogden Mills Reid Dies of Pneumonia. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 4 January 1947.
3. News: Times. Special To The New York. MRS. OGDEN REID DIES HERE AT 87. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 28 July 1970.
4. News: Times. Special To The New York. OGDEN MILLS REID WEDS.; Son of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid Married to Miss Helen M. Rogers.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 15 March 1911.
5. News: DEATH OF AMBASSADOR REID.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 16 December 1912.
6. News: MR. AND MRS. REID'S MUSICALE.; Mme. Melba and Other Artists Sing -- More than 300 Guests Present.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 14 February 1901.
7. News: REID-MILLS.; DR. MORGAN CONDUCTS THE CEREMONY AT MR. D.O. MILLS'S HOUSE.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 27 April 1881.
8. News: . Mrs. H.C. Phipps, Leader in Horse Racing, Dies; Wheatley Stable Owner, 87, Was Noted for Breeding of Winning Thoroughbreds . Mrs. Gladys Mills Phipps, widow of Henry Carnegie Phipps and celebrated for many years as the First Lady of the Turf, died yesterday after a short illness at Spring Hill, her Westbury, L. I., estate. The New York and Palm Beach society leader and owner of Wheatley Stable was 87 years old. . . October 20, 1970 . 2015-04-28 .
9. News: Lady Granard, Daughter Of Ogden Mills, Dies at 88. New York Times. 3 February 1972. 18 December 2013.
10. News: Times. Special To The New York. Mills Takes Oath as Treasury Head – Ambassador Mellon and Assistant Secretary Ballantine Are Sworn In at the Same Time – Crowd Attends Ceremony – Hoover, in Accepting Mellon's Formal Resignation, Commends His Long Public Service. 25 February 2017. The New York Times. 13 February 1932.
11. News: Times. Special To The New York. Congressman Ogden L. Mills Is Wed to Mrs. Dorothy R. Fell by Peace Justice. 25 February 2017. The New York Times. 3 September 1924.
12. News: Ogden Mills Dies Suddenly At 53 – Former Secretary of Treasury Is Stricken by Heart Attack in His Home Here . Ogden L. Mills, former Secretary of the Treasury and a Republican party leader often suggested as a possible Presidential nominee, died suddenly yesterday of a heart attack in his home at 2 East Sixtyninth Street. . . October 12, 1937 . 2013-12-18 .
13. News: REID WON FAME IN MANY FIELDS; Had Been a Journalist Half a Century – Diplomat in Two European Capitals.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 16 December 1912.
14. Book: Mosley. Charles. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. 2003. Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.. 1190. 15 November 2017. en.
15. Book: Fox-Davies. Arthur Charles. Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, and a Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, and Being the First Attempt to Show which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. 1895. Jack. 316. 15 November 2017. en.
16. News: AMBASSADOR REID'S DAUGHTER ENGAGED; Formally Announced by Her Parents She Will Wed the Hon. John Hubert Ward. EARL OF DUDLEY'S BROTHER Equerry in Waiting to King, Racing Man, Sportsman, and Six Feet High – Wedding This Summer. Bingham Accused of Contempt.. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 30 April 1908.
17. News: MISS REID MARRIED AT ST. JAMES'S; To Mr. Ward, the Bridegroom, the King Says, "Well Done, Johnny." QUEEN KISSES THE BRIDE Brilliant Assemblage in the Chapel Royal and at Dorchester House Afterward.. 15 November 2017. The New York Times. 24 June 1908.
18. News: MISS REID DISPLAYS 2,000 RICH PRESENTS; The President's Gift Is a Rare Old Dutch Book on America. HAS THE PLACE OF HONOR The King's Bracelet and J.P. Morgan's Necklace Lie in the Same Case – The Queen's Bracelet Near By.. 15 November 2017. The New York Times. 23 June 1908.
19. News: Lady Jean Templeton Reid Ward, daughter of Elisabeth Mills Reid . 19 March 2020 . Peninsula Royalty: The Founding Families of Burlingame-Hillsborough . 8 July 2012 . en.
20. News: KING EDWARD AS GODFATHER.; Suggests That Ward Christening Take Place in Chapel Royal.. 15 November 2017. The New York Times. 7 April 1909.
21. News: ILONA HOLLOS A. BRIDE; Wed in London to Alexander R. Ward, Whitelaw Reid Kin. 15 November 2017. The New York Times. 25 April 1946.
22. News: WARD BUYS DUDLEY HOUSE.; Son-in-Law of Ambassador Reid Gets Famous London Mansion. . 19 March 2020 . . 25 June 1912.
23. News: TIMES . Special Cable to THE NEW YORK . KING AT DUDLEY HOUSE.; George and the Queen Dine with Mr. and Mrs. John Ward. . 19 March 2020 . . 12 February 1914.
24. News: Times. Special to the New York. SIR JOHN WARD, 68, IS DEAD IN LONDON; Whitelaw Reid's Son-in-Law Had Served Four British Sovereigns as Equerry ROYALTY AT HIS MARRIAGE Boer and World Wars Veteran Had Been Decorated by France and Italy King Pleased by Marriage Son of First Earl Member of Victorian Order. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 3 December 1938.
25. News: LADY WARD DEAD; AIDED CHARITIES; Daughter of Whitelaw Reid Was 78--Wed in Palace. 24 April 2017. The New York Times. 3 May 1962.