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 | Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 16, 1843
Died | March 21, 1891 Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 48)
Resting place | Newton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Margaret A. Rogers (
m. 1869) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | Yale College ( A.B.) |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, railroad executive |
Signature | |
Levi Clifford Wade (January 16, 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, [3] and as the president of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death in 1891. [1] [3]
Levi Clifford Wade was born on January 16, 1843, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, to Levi Wade and A. Annie Wade (née Rogers). [3] [4] [5] He was educated at local schools until the age of 13 when he was privately tutored. [4]
At the age of 16, he entered Lewisburg University to study law. [4] He entered Yale College at the age of 19 in 1862 and became an editor of the Yale Literary Magazine. [3] [4] Wade graduated from Yale College in 1866 with a Bachelor of Arts. [3] [4] [6] After Yale, he went to the Newton Theological Institution in October 1866 and studied exegesis under Horatio Balch Hackett and theology under Alvah Hovey. [3] [4]
Wade married Margaret A. Rogers of Bath, Maine, on November 16, 1869. [3] [4] Together, they had four sons (Arthur, William, Levi, and Robert) and two daughters that died in infancy. [3] [4]
They lived in a small house in Newton Upper Falls from 1869 to 1881. After, they moved to a 225-acre estate called "Homewood" in Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts. [3]
From 1868 to 1873, Wade taught at a grammar school in Newton Upper Falls in Newton, Massachusetts, while studying law. [3] [4]
Wade was admitted to the bar in 1873, and entered the law office of I.W. Richardson. [4] Wade practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts, first as a solo practitioner in 1875, then in 1877 until May 1, 1880, in partnership with future Governor John Q. A. Brackett. [3] [4] [6]
In 1876, Wade was elected to the Massachusetts General Court and served until 1879. [3] In 1879, he was selected as the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [4]
On May 1, 1880, Wade took up railway law. He was one of the four original projectors and owners of the Mexican Central Railway. [3] [4] He became counsel of the Mexican Central Railway, Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway, Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, and the Sonora Railroad. [4] Wade served as the President of the Mexican Central Railway from August 1884 until his death. [1] [3] He was a business partner of Albert W. Nickerson. [7]
He also served as the director of the Mexican Central Railway, Sonora Railroad, Cincinnati, Sandusky, & Cleveland Railroad, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, and the Theological Library in Boston. [3] [4] He served on the water board of Newton. [3] [4]
On March 21, 1891, after a lingering illness of only a few weeks, Wade died at his "Homewood" residence at Oak Hill. [6] [4] He was interred at Newton Cemetery. [8]
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 | Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 16, 1843
Died | March 21, 1891 Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 48)
Resting place | Newton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Margaret A. Rogers (
m. 1869) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | Yale College ( A.B.) |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, railroad executive |
Signature | |
Levi Clifford Wade (January 16, 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, [3] and as the president of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death in 1891. [1] [3]
Levi Clifford Wade was born on January 16, 1843, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, to Levi Wade and A. Annie Wade (née Rogers). [3] [4] [5] He was educated at local schools until the age of 13 when he was privately tutored. [4]
At the age of 16, he entered Lewisburg University to study law. [4] He entered Yale College at the age of 19 in 1862 and became an editor of the Yale Literary Magazine. [3] [4] Wade graduated from Yale College in 1866 with a Bachelor of Arts. [3] [4] [6] After Yale, he went to the Newton Theological Institution in October 1866 and studied exegesis under Horatio Balch Hackett and theology under Alvah Hovey. [3] [4]
Wade married Margaret A. Rogers of Bath, Maine, on November 16, 1869. [3] [4] Together, they had four sons (Arthur, William, Levi, and Robert) and two daughters that died in infancy. [3] [4]
They lived in a small house in Newton Upper Falls from 1869 to 1881. After, they moved to a 225-acre estate called "Homewood" in Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts. [3]
From 1868 to 1873, Wade taught at a grammar school in Newton Upper Falls in Newton, Massachusetts, while studying law. [3] [4]
Wade was admitted to the bar in 1873, and entered the law office of I.W. Richardson. [4] Wade practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts, first as a solo practitioner in 1875, then in 1877 until May 1, 1880, in partnership with future Governor John Q. A. Brackett. [3] [4] [6]
In 1876, Wade was elected to the Massachusetts General Court and served until 1879. [3] In 1879, he was selected as the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [4]
On May 1, 1880, Wade took up railway law. He was one of the four original projectors and owners of the Mexican Central Railway. [3] [4] He became counsel of the Mexican Central Railway, Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway, Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, and the Sonora Railroad. [4] Wade served as the President of the Mexican Central Railway from August 1884 until his death. [1] [3] He was a business partner of Albert W. Nickerson. [7]
He also served as the director of the Mexican Central Railway, Sonora Railroad, Cincinnati, Sandusky, & Cleveland Railroad, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, and the Theological Library in Boston. [3] [4] He served on the water board of Newton. [3] [4]
On March 21, 1891, after a lingering illness of only a few weeks, Wade died at his "Homewood" residence at Oak Hill. [6] [4] He was interred at Newton Cemetery. [8]