Dame Jean Templeton Ward (née Reid)

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Dame Jean Templeton Ward (née Reid)

by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
8 3/4 in. x 6 1/8 in. (222 mm x 157 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1975
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax161386

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Terry Albert Reid

18 March 2017, 19:22

Jean Reid, the only daughter of Elisabeth and Whitelaw Reid, married the Honorable Sir John Hubert Ward on June 23, 1908. He served four British kings from 1902 to 1938 as an equerry or personal attendant in charge of supervising the royal horses and stables. Sir John was said to be “popular at Court and in the exclusive social set and is well known as a racing man and as an enthusiastic sportsman. He is six feet in height and has a well-knit figure.”1 D.O. Mills’s granddaughter Lady Jean was an “accomplished horsewoman,” “excellent musician,” and fluent in several languages, including German and Italian.
Lady Jean Templeton Reid Ward died in 1962, having outlived her husband by 24 years.