Benjamin Wade

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Benjamin Wade was a prominent 19th-century American politician and leading Radical Republican senator known for his strong anti-slavery stance and advocacy of harsh Reconstruction policies toward the former Confederate states.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Radical Republican
United States senator
human
politician
birthDate 1800-10-27
birthPlace Springfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
coAuthored Wade–Davis Bill
consideredFor presidency of the United States in event of Andrew Johnson’s removal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1878-03-02
deathPlace Jefferson, Ohio NERFINISHED
educatedAt self-taught in law
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Wade
givenName Benjamin
heldRank one of the most senior members of the U.S. Senate during the Civil War
ideology Radical Republicanism
abolitionism
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Free Soil Party
Republican Party
Whig Party
movement abolitionism
notableFor advocacy of harsh Reconstruction policies
leadership among Radical Republicans
strong anti-slavery stance
occupation lawyer
politician
opposed slavery in the United States
participatedIn American Civil War–era congressional debates
Reconstruction era politics
partOf Radical Republicans in the United States Congress
positionHeld President pro tempore of the United States Senate
United States senator from Ohio
practicedLawIn Ohio
precededBy Thomas Corwin as United States senator from Ohio
religion Protestantism
represented Ohio
residence Jefferson, Ohio NERFINISHED
roleInEvent leading figure in the impeachment crisis of Andrew Johnson
sexOrGender male
stateRepresentedInSenate Ohio
succeededBy Allen G. Thurman as United States senator from Ohio
supported civil rights for freed slaves
voted to convict Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial
workLocation Ohio
Washington, D.C.

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Henry Winter Davis
coAuthor
Radical Republicanism
hasNotableMember

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