Nationality American Education Yale University | Name Levi Wade Succeeded by Stephen W. Reynolds Spouse(s) Margaret R. Rogers | |
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Died March 21, 1891, Oak Hill, Massachusetts, United States | ||
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, and as the president of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death in 1891.
Contents
- Early life
- Education
- Family life
- Legal career
- Career in the railroad industry
- Illness and death
- References
Early life
Wade was born on January 18, 1843 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.
Education
Wade graduated from Yale College in 1866.
Family life
Wade married Margaret R. Rogers of Bath, Maine. on November 6, 1869.
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.
Career in the railroad industry
Wade was the President of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death 1901.
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.