Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-30
]. {. WARD, PRU'S
SECOND V|CE-PRES.
DIES IN NEW YORK
Expires in Hospital Today, Fol-
lowing an Operation for
Cancer.
CONNECTED WITH COMPANY
FOR NUMBER OF YEARS
Rose Steadily from One Depart
ment to Other, Then to
Vice-Presidency.

Jacob Ewing Ward. second vice.
president of the Prudential Insur-
ance Company and a director of the
Fidelity Trust Company, died at IKE
Roosevelt Hospital, New York, to-
day, of cancer.
An operation for the removal of
the cancer was performed at the
hospital on Monday. but Mr.. Ward
did not have sufficient strength TO
carry him through the ordeal, and ne
passed away at 10 o'clock today.
He had been suffering from the
effects of the cancer for more than
four years, but it never affected him
seriously until July Is. He became
suddenly i'll on that day, and the
following morning he was removed
to the Roosevelt Hospital.
He was placed under careful OBJ
servation, and as soon as t was
thought he was strong enough, the
opera ton was conducted. The ply
sicians found that the cancer had
gained considerable headway, and it
was hopeless task to remove it.
His son was called in early today
when Mr.. Ward took a turn for
the worse and was with him when
he died.
The body is now at the hospital,
but will be removed to the National
Casket Company morgue at 4S Great
Jones street, Manhattan, preparatory
to being removed to his late homo
at Convent Station.
No funeral arrangements have as
yet been made, but it is understood
that the interment will be in the
family plot at Hanover, A family
conference will be held in New York
tonight at which the funeral plans
will be made.
Mrs Ward, who was Miss Marie
Ely Ketchel, of Madison n. j., died
in 1910, soon after the death of DR..
Leslie Ward. They had been mar
ried since December 81, 1893
Mr. Wards parents were Moses
Dodd Ward and Jane Louisa Fayre.
The deceased was a brother of the
late DIR. Leslie D. Ward and Edgar
B. Ward.
Mr.. Ward had never entered poll
tics, but he was a very active club
man. He was a member of the
Lotos, Lawyers and Union League
clubs, of New York; the Essex Coun-
ty Country Club, the Morris County
Golf Grub, the Whippany River Club,
the Sons of the Revolution, and the
Washington Headquarters Associa~
ton, of Morristown.
Mr. Ward was born at F4orham
Park, N. j., in 1858. and was the son
of Moses d. Ward. He was gradu-
ated from Rutgers College in 1875
studied law in Newark and was adj
mitted to the New Jersey bar In 1875
In 1879 and 1880 he had charge of the
policy valuations of the Prudential,
and prepared mathematical tables for
the company.
In addition to practising law, Mr.
Ward did much mathematical and
legal work for the Prudential from
1880 until 1892, when he was appointed
assistant counsel for the Prudential.
Since then his promotion was rapid.
He soon rose to the position of counsel;
then to membership in the board Of
directors in 1897. In 1906 Mr.. Ward
was elected third vice-president and
In 1912 second vice-president For a
number of years past his time was
occupied In dealing with the financial
and investment work of the company.
Mr.. Ward resided at Convent Station,
this State, and leaves one son, Carnot
NJ Ward