Benjamin F. Wade

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Reconstruction
Women's Suffrage
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Ohio_Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:born October 27, 1800
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:died March 2, 1878
gptkbp:education gptkb:Yale_College
gptkbp:electionYear 1868
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin F. Wade
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Impeachment_Trial_of_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:National_Union_Party
gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa
gptkb:Knights_of_Pythias
gptkb:Ohio_State_Bar_Association
gptkb:Sons_of_the_American_Revolution
gptkb:Union_League
Freemasonry
gptkbp:knownFor Civil Rights Advocacy
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ben_Wade
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:occupation U.S._Senator
gptkbp:opposedBy Black Codes
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Radical_Republican
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Acting_Vice_President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
gptkbp:retired March 1868
gptkbp:role Chairman_of_the_Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Congress
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Territories
Senator_from_Ohio
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_A._Wade
gptkbp:state gptkb:Ohio
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Sherman
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
Labor Rights
gptkbp:termEnd March 4, 1869
gptkbp:termStart December 6, 1851