John Towers Ward
Professor John Towers Ward (1930 - 1987) was a British historian known for his work on Labor history, Industrial relations and the Factory Acts.[1][2] As J. T. Ward he published on Chartism and on figures including Richard Oastler and Michael Thomas Sadler. His book on the MP and social reformer William Ferrand was published posthumously in 2002, with an introduction by Norman Gash.[3]
He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a double first in 1953, and completed his Ph.D in 1957.[1] He was a Bye-Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1955 - 56.[2]
He was appointed the first Professor of Modern History at the University of Strathclyde in 1974, having been Senior Lecturer from 1963 - 74.[4] Prior to his post at Strathclyde, he was a Lecturer in History at University of Dundee until 1963.[4]
Select bibliography
- The Factory Movement, 1830 - 1855. London:Palgrave Macmillan. (1962)
- Popular Movements, c. 1830-50. (Ed.) London: St Martin's Press, Macmillan. (First edition 1970)
- The Factory System: birth and growth. (David & Charles Sources for Social & Economic History). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-49015
- The Factory System: Volume II: The Factory System and Society. (David & Charles Sources for Social & Economic History). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-48957 (1970)
- Chartism. London Batsford (1973)
- W. B. Ferrand: the working man's friend, 1809–1889 [his unpublished MS published with an introduction by Norman Gash as Gash, Norman (2004). "Ferrand , William (1809–1889)"]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt, John (May 1988). "Professor John Towers Ward". Scottish Economic & Social History. 8 (1): 5–7. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Writers Directory 1980-1982. London: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. 1979. p. 1298. ISBN 978-1-349-03652-3.
- ↑ LoPatin‐Lummis, Nancy (2004). "W. B. Ferrand: "The Working Man's Friend," 1809–1889. By John Ward". The Journal of Modern History. 76 (4): 951. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Collection MS 321 - John Ward's notes on Dundee Trade Unionism". University of Dundee Archive Services. University of Dundee. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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