| John Elliott Ward | |
| Office1: | United States Minister to the Qing Empire |
| President1: | James Buchanan |
| Term Start1: | August 10, 1859 |
| Term End1: | December 15, 1860 |
| Predecessor1: | William B. Reed |
| Successor1: | Anson Burlingame |
| Office2: | Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 1853 |
| Term End2: | 1854 |
| Predecessor2: | James A. Meriwether |
| Successor2: | William H. Stiles |
| Order3: | 31st |
| Office3: | Mayor of Savannah, Georgia |
| Term Start3: | 1853 |
| Term End3: | 1854 |
| Predecessor3: | Richard Wayne |
| Successor3: | Edward C. Anderson |
| Birth Name: | John Elliott Ward |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1814 |
| Birth Place: | Sunbury, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Dorchester, Georgia |
| Signature: | Signature of John Elliott Ward (1814–1902).png |
John Elliott Ward (October 2, 1814 – November 30, 1902) was an American politician and diplomat.
John Elliott Ward was born in Sunbury, Georgia on October 2, 1814.[1]
He served as United States Attorney for Georgia, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, president of the Georgia State Senate, president of the 1856 Democratic National Convention, and United States Minister to China under James Buchanan. He resigned from his diplomatic post shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, returned to Savannah, and after the war, moved to New York City, where he practiced law for several years.[2]
He died in Dorchester (now Midway), Georgia on November 30, 1902.[2]