Benjamin Franklin Wade
Born: October 27, 1800
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
Father: James Wade 1750 – 1825
(Buried: Andover Union Township Cemetery, Andover, Ohio)
Mother: Mary Upham 1761 – 1826
(Buried: Andover Union Township Cemetery, Andover, Ohio)
Wife: Caroline Marie Rosecrans 1805 – 1889
(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio)
Children:
Major General James Franklin Wade 1843 – 1921
(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio)
Henry Parsons Wade 1844 – 1915
(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio)
Education:
1823 – 1825: Studied medicine in Albany, New York
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Jefferson, Ohio
1835 – 1837: Prosecuting Attorney in Ashtabula County, Ohio
1837 – 1838: Ohio State Senator
1841 – 1842: Ohio State Senator
1847 – 1851: Judge of Third judicial Court of Ohio
1851 – 1869: United States Senator from Ohio
Civil War Career:
1851 – 1869: United States Senator from Ohio
1861 – 1867: Senate Chairman of Senate Territories Committee
1861: Almost captured by Confederate Army First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Chairman of Congress Joint Committee Conduct of War
1864: Co-Sponsor of Wade – Davis Bill for Reconstruction
Occupation after War:
1851 – 1869: United States Senator from Ohio
1867 – 1869: U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore
1868: Leader for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
1868: Unsuccessful Candidate for Republican Vice President Nomination
Attorney in Jefferson, Ohio
Agent for Northern Pacific Railroad Company
1871: Member of San Domingo Commission
1876: Republican Party Presidential Elector
Died: March 2, 1878
Place of Death: Jefferson, Ohio
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio
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