What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Thomas, Baron Ward Brought up in a cottage behind the Angel Inn which stood here, Thomas Ward, born in 1810, had a remarkable career. Starting work as a jockey, here and on the Continent, he joined the household of the Duke of Lucca and became in a series of extraordinary steps, Minister of Finance and then Prime Minister of Parma. Recorded plaque organisation: Howden Civic Society, Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Thomas Ward, born in 1810, rose from being a local jockey to become the Prime Minister of Parma, exemplifying an exceptional rags-to-riches political career in 19th-century Europe.
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