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 12, 1891 (aged 48) Oak Hill Newton, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Margaret R. Rogers[3] |
| Alma mater | Yale College, 1866.[4] |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, railroad executive. |
| Signature |  |
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,[3] and as the president of the Mexican Central Railway[3] from 1884 until his death in 1891.[1]
Early life
Wade was born on January 18, 1843 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.[3]
Education
Wade graduated from Yale College in 1866.[4]
Family life
Wade married Margaret R. Rogers[3][5] of[5] Bath, Maine. on November 6, 1869.[3]
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.[4]
Career in the railroad industry
Wade was the President of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death 1901.[3][1]
Illness and death
On March 21, 1891, after a lingering illness of only a few weeks, Wade died at his residence at Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts.[4][6]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b c d Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1892), "Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics", Post Publishing Company, Boston, Ma, p. 430.
- ^ a b 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.