Henry WadeAge: 86 Dallas County, Texas, district attorney (1951–1987) who led the prosecution that won the 1964 conviction of Jack Ruby. He was also the Wade in the landmark 1973 Supreme…
Historical BackgroundSince the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, the legal, moral, and political controversy surrounding the abortion issue has polarized the American public. Two camps…
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Senate Years of Service: 1879-1891
Party: Democrat HAMPTON Wade , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 28, 1818; received private instruction, graduated from the South…
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1891 Party: Democrat HAMPTON, Wade, (grandson of Wade Hampton [1752-1835]), a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 28, 1818; received…
HAMPTON Wade , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1752;
received a thorough education; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to South
Carolina; served in the Revolutionary…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1869
Party: Whig; Opposition; Republican WADE Benjamin Franklin , a Senator from Ohio; born in Feeding Hills, near Springfield, Hampden County,…
People QuickFactsWade Hampton Census AreaAlaskaPopulation, 2005 estimate 7,541663,661Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.3%5.9%Population, 2000 7,028626,932Persons…
WADE Edward , a Representative from Ohio; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 22, 1802; received a limited schooling; moved to Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1821; studied…
WATKINS Wesley Wade , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in DeQueen, Sevier County,
Ark., December 15, 1938; graduated from Bennington High School, Bennington,
Okla., 1956; B.S., Oklahoma State…
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