Thomas W. Ward

Thomas William Ward
Thomas William Ward
United States Consul to Panama
In office October 1853 – August 1856
President	Franklin Pierce
3rd Land Commissioner of Texas
In office January 4, 1841 – March 20, 1848[1]
Preceded by	H. W. Raglin
Succeeded by	George W. Smyth
2nd, 10th & 19th Mayor of Austin
In office August 1840 – 1841
Preceded by	Edwin Waller
Succeeded by	Moses Johnson
In office 1853
Preceded by	George J. Durham
Succeeded by	William P. DeNormandie
In office 1865 – February 1866
Preceded by	Samuel G. Haynie
Succeeded by	William H. Carr
Postmaster of Houston
In office April 1839 – October 1839
Member of the Harrisburg County Board of Land Commissioners
In office 1838–1839
Personal details
Born	(1807-06-20)June 20, 1807 Dublin, Ireland
Died	November 25, 1872(1872-11-25) (aged 65) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship	Irish, Texan, American
Spouse	Susan L. Ward ​ (m. 1844)​
Children	4
Occupation	Carpenter building contractor politician

Thomas William (Peg Leg) Ward (June 20, 1807 – November 25, 1872) was an Irish-born American soldier and politician who served three nonconsecutive terms as the mayor of Austin, Texas. Ward also served as the 3rd Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office and United States consul to Panama.