Robert M. McWade (1850- ) was an Irish-American diplomat and civil servant. He was appointed U.S. Consul General to China in 1900 but was removed from his post in 1904 amid allegations of fraud and misconduct. He later worked for the Federal Department of Labor as Chief Conciliation Commissioner, tasked with negotiating labor disputes.
He is also the author of The Uncrowned King: The Life And Public Services Of Hon. Charles Stewart Parnell (1891)
From the guide to the Robert M. McWade Papers, 1885-1923, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)