Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878) was an American lawyer and 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 including support for Civil Rights, Women's Suffrage, and trade unions. 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 months of Johnson's term.
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Benjamin Franklin Wade 27 October 1800 Springfield, Massachusetts USA
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Died |
2 March 1878 (aged 77) Jefferson, Ohio USA
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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