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Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio from 1851 to 1869. He is known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans. H
Wade c. 1855–1865
Wade's home in Jefferson, Ohio
Wade in his later years.
Chief Justice of the United States Salmon P. Chase administering juror's oath to Wade for the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the vice president. According to Article One, Section Three of the Unite
Benjamin Wade
…for his leading role among the Radical Republicans. Had the 1868 impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson led to a conviction in the Senate, as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, Wade would have become acting president for the remaining nine months of Johnson's term. Born in Massachusetts, Wade worked as a laborer on the Erie…
Chuck Grassley official photo 2017
John Tyler is the only Senate president pro tempore to later become President of the United States.
Hubert Humphrey (D-Minnesota) was the first deputy president pro tempore in 1977–1978.