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Nicholas Donnell Ward, Esq., is the thirteenth President General of the Order, has been a member of the Order since 1973. He established a new “gateway” lineage through Governor Thomas Bradbury of Massachusetts.
Nicholas Donnell Ward, Esq. the son of Frances Xavier and Sarah D. Ward, was born in New York City. Mr. Ward was graduated from Trinity School, and earned his A.B. at Columbia University in New York City. He then completed his graduate work at Georgetown University Law Center, earning an LL.B.
Society Memberships
* Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire (Member of the
Standing Committee)
* General Society of Colonial Wars (former Governor of the District of
Columbia Society)
* National Gavel Society (former Secretary; former Treasurer)
* Order of the Crown in America (Registrar General)
* National Society Americans of Royal Descent (President General)
* Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192 (former Standard Bearer General)
* Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (former member of the
Board of Managers)
* Colonial Order of the Acorn
* One Hundred Living Descendants of Blood Royal
* Order of Colonial Lords in America
* General Society of the War of 1812 (former President General)
* Aztec Club of 1847 (former President)
* Order of Indian Wars in the United States of America (Junior Vice
Commander)
* Hereditary Order of the Descendants of Colonial Governors (former
Governor General)
* Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America
(former Treasurer General)
* Baronial Order of Magna Charta
* Military Order Of the Crusades (former Keeper of the Exchequer)
* General Society of Mayflower Descendants (former Governor of the
District of Columbia Society)
* Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (former Treasurer General)
* Society of the Sons of Saint George of Philadelphia
* Veteran Corps of Artillery in the State of New York
* Military Society of the War of 1812
* Order of the Founders and Patriots of America (former Treasurer of the
District of Columbia Society)
* General Society Sons of the Revolution (former Secretary General)
* Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (former Recorder of
the District of Columbia Commandery)
* Huguenot Society of America
* Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
* Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy (former Chancellor
General)
* Order Of Descendants of Colonial Physicians and Chirurgiens (former
Secretary General)
* Flagon & Trencher: Descendants of Colonial Tavern Keepers (former Mine
Host)
* Military Order of the Stars and Bars (former Commander of the Jefferson
Davis Chapter)
* Sons of Confederate Veterans (Vice Commander of Camp 726)
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (former Secretary of the Lincoln
Cushing Camp)
* Order of the First Families of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Chivalric Orders
* The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
(Officer Companion)
* Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Grand Cross; former
Chancellor of the Grand Priory of the United States)
* Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem (Knight; former
Treasurer of the Commandery of the Atlantic)
* Ordo Sancti Constantini Magni (Chevalier; former Speaker and former
Exarque of North America)
Authorship
Will and Testamentary Trust Forms; Bar Association of Washington D.C.,
First Edition, 1974, Second Edition 1982, Third Edition retitled Wills,
Trusts, Estates, 1993; cited in Estate of Felicia Spinner, 717 A.2d 362
(D.C. 1998), Fourth Edition retitled Wills, Trusts and Estates for the
D.C. Area Practioner, 2004
"The Georgia Grind: Can the Common Law Accommodate the Problem of Title
in the Art World, Observations on a Recent Case; 8 J.C.&U.L. 533
(1982), cited in Estate of Theresa Davis McCagg, 450 A.2d 414 (D.C.
1982)
"Adverse Possession of Loaned or Stolen Objects - Is Possession Still
9/10ths of the Law"; in Legal Problems of Museum Administration
(ALI-ABA 1980), cited in O'Keeffe v. Snyder, 416 A.2d 862 (NJ 1980)
"Reflections on Finding the Monitor", Loyal Legion Historical Journal,
September and November, 1974
Record: 'The Roast Beef of Old England and accompanying pamphlet (performed on antique flute, 1983); 'Come Dance with Me in Ireland (performed on antique flute, 1982); CD; The Last Dance on the Titanic (compilation of old records and accompanying notes, 2001)
Other Notes
Mr. Ward is currently a member of a number of professional organizations, including the Lawyers Club and The Councilors. He is the former President of The Barristers and is a former State Chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.Socially, Mr. Ward holds membership in the Chevy Chase Club (Chairman of the Art Committee); the Metropolitan Club of Washington, D.C. (Member of the Library Committee); Cosmos Club (former Secretary); Union Club of New York; and Newport Reading Room. In addition, he is a former President of the City Tavern Club. Mr. Ward also holds membership in the Pilgrims of the United States, Saturday Night Dinner Dances, and serves as Secretary-Treasurer of The Georgetown Assembly.
Mr. Ward is also a former State Editor of The Probate Counsel, as well as former State Editor of Wilkins' Drafting Will and Trust Documents.
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