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Name	Ward, Jack B.
Othernames	Jack Boyd Ward
Born	4/19/1916
Birthplace	Buffalo, NY
Places of residence	Buffalo, NY New Rochelle, NY Ridgefield, CT - Ward Acres farm on Peaceable Street
Titles & honors	Ward was a philanthropist, having given away millions to Danbury Hospital, the Visiting Nurse Association, the Ridgefield Fire Department, Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, and many other organizations and individuals over four decades. Honorary Chief of the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department 1968
Father	William Breining Ward
Mother	Ethel Haney Ward
Education	attended Wesleyan University
Notes	Introduced to the town through visits to dine at Tode’s Inn at Ridgefield and The Elms Inn, Ward moved to town in 1957, buying a spread on Peaceable Street and Golf Lane that was once the Ridgefield Golf Club. The estate had been created in the late 1930s by C. Chandler Ross, a noted portrait painter, and was later owned by Lyle B. Torrey. Most of Ward's 40 years in Ridgefield were spent on Ward Acres Farm where he and his partner Olaf Olsen raised hunter and hackney horses, and maintained a museum of antique carriages that eventually included more than 50 vehicles. Up to 45 horses were stabled at Ward Acres in its heyday, and many were champions – one of his horses sold for $4.5 million. Ward and Olsen had a pond at Golf Lane and Lewis Drive where Olsen especially maintained a collection of exotic waterfowl, including black swans from Australia.
Occupation	Heir to Ward Baking Company family Retired horseman Vice President of Olsen Film Productions Ltd.
Relationships	Grandfather Robert Boyd Ward was founder of Ward Baking Co., which Jack Ward inherited.
Spouse	Florence Augusta "Fae" Equen Rhodes, Olaf Olsen, longtime companion
Children	Christine Ward McBee, daughter

Related Records

1. 2002.302.0217 - Clippings

   Ridgefield Press, December 9, 1982. Jack Ward, 25 years of helping.

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2. 2010.000.0212 - clippings

   Jack Ward and Olaf Olsen

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3. 2024.015.057 - Documents

   An Afternoon at Ward Acres Farm, Antique Carriage Collection

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