Joshua John Ward
Deceased Person
1800 – 1853
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Who was Joshua John Ward?
Joshua John Ward, of Georgetown, South Carolina, was the largest American slaveholder, dubbed "the king of the rice planters".
In 1850 he held 1,092 slaves, and in 1860 his heirs held 1,130 or 1,131 slaves.
One of his plantations, the Brookgreen Plantation, is now part of the namesake park of Brookgreen Gardens.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1800
Brookgreen Gardens - Died
- Feb 27, 1853
Brookgreen Gardens
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on July 23, 2013
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