George Ward JP (14 January 1879 – 3 December 1951) was a British Liberal Party politician and boot manufacturer.
In business Ward was a highly successful Boot and Shoe Manufacturer but he also served in local politics as a Parish, District and County Councillor, later an Alderman and as a Justice of the Peace.
[1][2] He died in Hinckley aged 72, when his address was Rosslyn, Barwell, near Leicester.
[2] In his Will, George Ward left his former home, the Cedars to the people of Barwell, which was used as an educational establishment for a number of years, until it was vacated in 2002 due to subsidence problems.
[3] After a number of years, the George Ward Community Centre was opened in the village using the money from the sale of the Cedars, and was so-named in honour of George Ward's contribution to the village.