Benjamin Franklin Wade

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Abolition of slavery
Civil rights for African Americans
gptkbp:almaMater none (self-taught in law)
gptkbp:barAdmission 1828
gptkbp:birthDate October 27, 1800
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Feeding_Hills,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Oakdale_Cemetery,_Jefferson,_Ohio
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Franklin_Wade
gptkbp:deathDate March 2, 1878
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Jefferson,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Franklin Wade
gptkbp:knownFor Abolitionism
Opposition to President Andrew Johnson
Radical Republican policies
gptkbp:legislationSponsored gptkb:Wade–Davis_Bill
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Wade–Davis_Bill
President pro tempore during Andrew Johnson's impeachment
Radical Republican leadership during Reconstruction
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:politicalMovement Radical Republican
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate
gptkbp:possibleSuccessorTo Andrew Johnson (in case of Johnson's removal)
gptkbp:predecessor Lafayette S. Foster (President pro tempore)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Oakdale_Cemetery,_Jefferson,_Ohio
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate
U.S. Senator from Ohio
Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of Ohio
Member of the Ohio State Senate
Prosecuting attorney of Ashtabula County, Ohio
Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
gptkbp:servedWith gptkb:John_Sherman
gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
gptkbp:signature Benjamin F Wade signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Marie_Rosecrans
gptkbp:stateRepresented gptkb:Ohio
gptkbp:successor Henry B. Anthony (President pro tempore)
gptkbp:termEnd President pro tempore: March 4, 1869
United States Senate: March 4, 1869
gptkbp:termStart President pro tempore: March 2, 1867
United States Senate: March 15, 1851
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Franklin_Wade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7