Lafe Ward

Lafe Preston Ward (August 23, 1925 – April 10, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer.[1]

Born in Williamson, West Virginia, Ward graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and received his law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Ward was city attorney of Williamson, West Virginia and served as prosecuting attorney and on the board of education for Mingo County, West Virginia. A Democrat,[2] Ward served in the West Virginia State Senate 1971-1983. He died in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ↑ 1978 election returns, State Senate
  3. ↑ Obituary


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 22, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.