Edward Ward styled The Honourable from 1770, was an Irish politician.

He was the third son of Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor

Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor

Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor was an Irish politician and peer.-Background:He was the only surviving son of Michael Ward and his wife Anne Catharina Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton.-Career:...

 and his wife Lady Ann Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and his wife Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton. His brothers were Nicholas Ward, 2nd Viscount Bangor

Nicholas Ward, 2nd Viscount Bangor

Nicholas Ward, 2nd Viscount Bangor , styled The Honourable from 1770 until 1781, was an Irish politician and peer....

 and Robert Ward

Robert Ward (1754–1831)

Robert Ward PC , styled The Honourable from 1770, was an Irish politician.-Background:He was the fourth son of Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor and his wife Lady Ann Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and his wife Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton. His older brothers were...

. In 1785, he and his uncle Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet petitioned the Irish House of Lords

Irish House of Lords

The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...

 successfully to place Nicholas under disability.

Ward entered the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

 in 1776, sitting for Bangor

Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Bangor was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Bangor was not represented.-1689–1801:...

, the same constituency his father and his older brother had also represented, until 1776. Subsequently he was returned for Down

Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Down was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Down was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...

 until 1790.

On 15 February 1783, he married his maternal cousin Lady Arabella Crosbie, youngest daughter of William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore

William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore

William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore , known as The Lord Brandon between 1762 and 1771 and as The Viscount Crosbie between 1771 and 1776, was an Irish politician....

 and had by her six daughters and five sons. Ward died at the family's residence Castle Ward

Castle Ward

Castle Ward is an 18th century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland. It overlooks Strangford Lough and is 7 miles from Downpatrick and 1.5 miles from Strangford....

 in 1812. His third and oldest surviving son Edward succeeded as Viscount Bangor

Viscount Bangor

Viscount Bangor, of Castle Ward, in the County Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for Bernard Ward, 1st Baron Bangor, who had previously represented Down in the Irish House of Commons. He had already been created Baron Bangor, of Castle Ward in the County of Ward, in...

in 1827.