Benjamin Wade
American lawyer and politician (1800-1878) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 77
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio from 1851 to 1869. He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans.
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Wade's home in Jefferson, Ohio
Wade in his later years.
Chief Justice of the United States Salmon P. Chase administering juror's oath to Wade for the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
Wade, who maintained lifelong support for civil rights, became disenchanted with President Hayes' leniency towards the South.About this person
Had the 1868 impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson led to a conviction in the Senate, as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, Wade would have become acting president for the remaining nine months of Johnson's term.
