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Benjamin Wade

Held 3 offices on file, 1851-1869.

About Benjamin Wade

Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).

Benjamin Wade (1800-1878) is on record as a United States senator (1851-1869), President pro tempore of the United States Senate (1867-1869) and a member of the State Senate of Ohio.

Benjamin Wade's occupations on record: lawyer and judge. Benjamin Wade died in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1878, aged 77.

Offices held

Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.

YearsOfficePartyNotesSource
1851 to 1857 United States senator Ind. Republican-Democrat bioguide.congress.gov
1853 to 1857 United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat 2 terms. wikidata.org
1857 to 1863 United States senator Republican bioguide.congress.gov
1859 to 1863 United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat 2 terms. wikidata.org
1863 to 1869 United States senator Republican bioguide.congress.gov
1865 to 1867 United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat wikidata.org
1867 to 1869 President pro tempore of the United States Senate Followed Lafayette S. Foster. Followed by Henry B. Anthony. wikidata.org
1867 to 1869 United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat Followed by Allen G. Thurman. wikidata.org
dates not on file Member of the State Senate of Ohio wikidata.org

Parties on record

  • Republican
  • Whig Party

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