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