William Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, MC TD, known as Viscount Ednam until 1932, was a British Conservative Party politician.

William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, was a British aristocrat, politician, and military officer who served as the fourth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1908 to 1911. He was previously Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1902 to 1905, and also a government minister under Lord Salisbury.