Levi C. Wade
Levi Clifford Wade | |
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President of the Mexican Central Railroad[1] | |
In office 1884[1] – 1891[1] | |
Preceded by | Thomas Nickerson |
Succeeded by | Stephen W. Reynolds [2] |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1879–1879 | |
Preceded by | John Davis Long |
Succeeded by | Charles J. Noyes |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1876–1879 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 18, 1843 Allegheny City, Pennsylvania |
Died | March 21, 1891[3] Oak Hill Newton, Massachusetts [3] |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Margaret R. Rogers[4] |
Alma mater | Yale College, 1866.[3] |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, railroad executive. |
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Levi Clifford Wade (January 18, 1843-March 21, 1891) was a lawyer, politician and railroad executive who served as a member, and the Speaker of, the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1879,[4] and as the president of the Mexican Central Railway[4] from 1884 until his death in 1891.[1]
Early life
Wade was born on January 18, 1843 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.[4]
Education
Wade graduated from Yale College in 1866.[3]
Family life
Wade married Margaret R. Rogers[4][5] of[5] Bath, Maine. on November 6, 1869.[4]
Businesses career
Legal career
From 1875 to May 1, 1880, Wade practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts, first as a solo practitioner, then for the last three years, in partnership with John Q. A. Brackett.[3]
Career in the railroad industry
Wade was the President of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death 1901.[4][1]
Illness and death
On March 21, 1891,[3] after a lingering illness of only a few weeks, Wade died at his residence at Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts.[6]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pletcher, David M. (1998), The Diplomacy of Trade and Investment: American Economic Expansion in the Hemisphere, 1865-1900, Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, p. 96.
- ↑ Busbey, T. A. (1893), Who's Who in Railroading and Rail Transit - Edition of 1893, Chicago, Illinois: The Lakeside Press, p. 308.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1892), "Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics", Post Publishing Company (Boston, Ma): 430.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. III, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 171.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. III, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 172.
- ↑ Boston Daily Globe (March 22, 1891), LEVI C. WADE IS DEAD. Teacher, Lawyer and Leading Railroad Man--Has Been Speaker of the State House of Representatives., Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Daily Globe, p. 6.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by John Davis Long |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1879 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Noyes |
Business positions | ||
Preceded by Thomas Nickerson |
President of the Mexican Central Railway 1884-1891 |
Succeeded by Stephen W. Reynolds |