John Chipman Wade (1817 – July 9, 1892) was a
Canadian
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politician
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and
lawyer who served in both the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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and the House of Commons of Canada.
The son of John Wade and Harriet Chipman,
Wade was born in
Granville, Nova Scotia
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and educated at
Annapolis Royal
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. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1840.
In 1842,
Wade married Caroline Viets, the daughter of the Reverend
Roger Viets. He represented Digby County in the provincial assembly from 1851 to 1867 and served as speaker for the assembly from 1864 to 1867. Wade supported
Confederation
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which led to his defeat when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1867. He was named
Queen's Counsel
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in 1867.
[''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882''](_blank)
CH Mackintosh Wade was elected as a Member of the
historical Conservative Party in 1878 to the House of Commons in the
riding of
Digby in a
by-election
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and re-elected in
1878
Events January–March
* January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire.
* January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
* January 17 – Bat ...
. He was defeated in the election of
1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in t ...
.
References
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1817 births
1892 deaths
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
Speakers of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Canadian King's Counsel