Death
He succeeded Sir Charles Trevelyan as Governor of Madras in June 1860 but served in that capacity only for a few weeks until his death from cholera on 2 August. He is buried in St. Mary's Church, Madras.
Ward was made a G.C.M.G. in 1849. A statue was erected to him at Kandy.
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