Levi C. Wade

Levi Clifford Wade
Levi Clifford Wade
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(s)	Margaret R. Rogers[3]
Alma mater	Yale College, 1866.[4]
Profession	Lawyer, politician, railroad executive.
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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 Bath, Maine. on November 6, 1869.[5]

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] He was a business partner of Albert W. Nickerson.[6]

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][7]

Notes

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.
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.
Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1892), "Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics", Post Publishing Company, Boston, Ma, p. 430.
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.
"Life is Ended". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 18, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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.

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by John Davis Long	Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1879	Succeeded by Charles J. Noyes
Business positions
Preceded by Thomas Nickerson	President of the Mexican Central Railway 1884-1891	Succeeded by Stephen W. Reynolds

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[Pletcherpg171-1] 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.

[WhWhinRR1893-pg308-2] Busbey, T. A. (1893), Who's Who in Railroading and Rail Transit - Edition of 1893, Chicago, Illinois: The Lakeside Press, p. 308.

[HistofMidsecou_1890-Hurdpg171-3] 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.

[Bacon_pg-430-4] Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1892), "Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics", Post Publishing Company, Boston, Ma, p. 430.

[HistofMidsecou_1890-Hurdpg172-5] 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.

[6] "Life is Ended". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 18, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[LC_WadeBDG-pg6891-7] 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.