US Congressman. He was born one of four children in West Springfield, Massachusetts, to James Wade and his wife Mary Upham Wade on November 22, 1802. He was educated locally but only received limited schooling. He eventually moved to Andover, Ohio, in 1821, to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ohio, that same year. He was named Justice of the Peace of Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1831. A year later he moved to Unionville, Ohio, where he continued his practice of law. The following year he was named the Prosecuting Attorney of Ashtabula, Ohio. He then served as Prosecuting Attorney of Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1833. He relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1837. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected as a Free Soil Candidate to represent the Thirty-Third Congress and was then reelected. A Member of the Free Soil Party (although some sources say Republican), he then served Ohio's 19th District while representing the Thirty-Fourth Congress, Thirty-Fifth Congress, and Thirty-Sixth Congress, in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1861. While serving in the United States Congress, he was one of the six signatories of the "Appeal of the Independent Democrats," which was drafted to oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act in January of 1854. He was not a Candidate for renomination in 1860. After his time in public service, he again resumed his practice of law until his death. He also helped the poor and downtrodden and was against slavery and helped out with the underground railroad. He gave numerous speeches against slavery when "anti-slavery men were few and far between, and when it was considered a disgrace to be called an Abolitionist." He passed away following a long illness in East Cleveland, Ohio, on August 3, 1866, at the age of 63, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. He was married twice, first to Sarah Louisa Atkins in Medford, Massachusetts, on June 18, 1806, and the couple had three children together. His wife Sarah passed away in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 1852, at the age of 45, but her burial location is currently unknown. He married for a second time to Mary P. Hall Wade in Mahoning, Ohio, on November 26, 1855, but the couple had no children together. His wife Mary survived him and she passed away in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 1, 1908, but she was buried in Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the brother of the United States Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878).
US Congressman. He was born one of four children in West Springfield, Massachusetts, to James Wade and his wife Mary Upham Wade on November 22, 1802. He was educated locally but only received limited schooling. He eventually moved to Andover, Ohio, in 1821, to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ohio, that same year. He was named Justice of the Peace of Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1831. A year later he moved to Unionville, Ohio, where he continued his practice of law. The following year he was named the Prosecuting Attorney of Ashtabula, Ohio. He then served as Prosecuting Attorney of Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1833. He relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1837. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected as a Free Soil Candidate to represent the Thirty-Third Congress and was then reelected. A Member of the Free Soil Party (although some sources say Republican), he then served Ohio's 19th District while representing the Thirty-Fourth Congress, Thirty-Fifth Congress, and Thirty-Sixth Congress, in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1861. While serving in the United States Congress, he was one of the six signatories of the "Appeal of the Independent Democrats," which was drafted to oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act in January of 1854. He was not a Candidate for renomination in 1860. After his time in public service, he again resumed his practice of law until his death. He also helped the poor and downtrodden and was against slavery and helped out with the underground railroad. He gave numerous speeches against slavery when "anti-slavery men were few and far between, and when it was considered a disgrace to be called an Abolitionist." He passed away following a long illness in East Cleveland, Ohio, on August 3, 1866, at the age of 63, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. He was married twice, first to Sarah Louisa Atkins in Medford, Massachusetts, on June 18, 1806, and the couple had three children together. His wife Sarah passed away in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 1852, at the age of 45, but her burial location is currently unknown. He married for a second time to Mary P. Hall Wade in Mahoning, Ohio, on November 26, 1855, but the couple had no children together. His wife Mary survived him and she passed away in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 1, 1908, but she was buried in Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the brother of the United States Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878).
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