Jack Ward

John Ward or Birdy (c. 1553– 1622), also known as Jack Ward, was a notorious English pirate around the turn of the 17th century who later became a Barbary Corsair operating out of Tunis during the early 17th century.

Biography

Early life

Little is known about Ward's early life. What little is known comes from a pamphlet purportedly written by someone who sailed with him during his pirate days. That said, Ward seems to have been born about 1553 probably in Faversham, Kent, in southeast England. Like many born in coastal areas, he spent his youth and early adult years working in the fisheries. Then, after the failed invasion of England by the Spanish Armada in 1588, he found work as a privateer, plundering Spanish ships with a license from Queen Elizabeth I of England. When James I of England assumed the throne in 1603, he ended the war with Spain and in effect put the privateers out of business. However, many of them refused to give up their livelihood and simply continued to plunder. Those who did were considered pirates because they no longer had valid licenses – called letters of marque – issued by the state. Ward appears not to have turned immediately to piracy but instead once again become a fisherman, working out of Plymouth.

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Jack Ward (ice hockey)

John "Jack" Ward was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who was active in the early 1900s. Amongst the teams Ward played for were the Canadian Soo Algonquins, Michigan Soo Indians, Brantford Indians, Montreal Shamrocks and the Port Arthur Lake City. Despite his small stature, weighing only around 135 pounds, Ward was a prolific scorer in the IPHL, OPHL and the NOHL.

Ward was born in the city of Kenora in northwestern Ontario, then known as Rat Portage.

Statistics

Exh. = Exhibition games, NOHL = New Ontario Hockey League

Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org

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