Benjamin Wade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1800
Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 02-Mar-1878
Profession: judge, lawyer, politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Benjamin Wade
- Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878) was an American politician who served as one of the two United States Senators from Ohio from 1851 to 1869.
- He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans.
- 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 of the United States for the remaining months of Johnson's term. Born in Massachusetts, Wade worked as a laborer on the Erie Canal before establishing a law practice in Jefferson, Ohio.
- As a member of the Whig Party, Wade served in the Ohio Senate between 1837 and 1842.
- After a stint as a local judge, Wade was sworn into the United States Senate in 1851.
- An opponent of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the Kansas–Nebraska Act, Wade joined the nascent Republican Party as the Whigs collapsed.
- He established a reputation as one of the most radical American politicians of the era, favoring women's suffrage, trade union rights, and equality for African-Americans. During the Civil War, Wade was highly critical of President Abraham Lincoln's leadership.
- In opposition to Lincoln's post-war plans, Wade sponsored the Wade–Davis Bill, which proposed strict terms for the re-admittance of Confederate states.
- He also helped pass the Homestead Act of 1862 and the Morrill Act of 1862.
- In 1868, the House of Representatives impeached President Johnson for his defiance of the Tenure of Office Act.
- Wade's unpopularity with his more moderate Republican colleagues may have been a factor in Johnson's acquittal by the Senate.
- Wade lost his Senate re-election bid in 1868 but remained active in law and politics until his death in 1878.
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.02080. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 4915 C <P&P>[P&P]
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| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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| Alternative names | Levin C. Handy | ||
| Description | American photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 August 1855 | 26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932 | |
| Location of birth/death | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | |
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.02080. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 4915 C <P&P>[P&P]
License: PD-Brady-Handy
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