Levi C. Wade
| Levi Clifford Wade | |
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| President of the Mexican Central Railroad | |
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In office 1884 – 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Nickerson |
| Succeeded by | Stephen W. Reynolds |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1879–1879 |
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| Preceded by | John Davis Long |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Noyes |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1876–1879 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1843 Allegheny City, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 21, 1891 Oak Hill Newton, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret R. Rogers |
| Alma mater | Yale College, 1866. |
| 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, and as the president of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death in 1891.
Wade was born on January 18, 1843 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.
Wade graduated from Yale College in 1866.
Wade married Margaret R. Rogers ofBath, Maine. on November 6, 1869.
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.
Wade was the President of the Mexican Central Railway from 1884 until his death 1901.
On March 21, 1891, after a lingering illness of only a few weeks, Wade died at his residence at Oak Hill, Newton, Massachusetts.
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