Decius S. Wade family papers> 1853-1905

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Decius S. Wade family papers> 1853-1905

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Decius Wade was Montana Territorial Supreme Court Justice and former Andover, Ohio, attorney, judge, and legislator. Collection (1853-1905) includes a Wade family genealogy; correspondence with Vice President Schuyler Colfax, Charles W. Kellogg, and various family members, concerning his legal and family concerns; writings, and other materials. Also included are papers for five other family members: Bernice Galpin Wade, Charles H. Wade, Clare Wade Safford, Lucia Wade, and Marcia Wade.

1.9 linear feet of shelf space

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Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives

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Wade, Decius S., 1835-

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Decius S. Wade was born in Andover, Ohio, January 23, 1835, the son of Charles H. and Juliet Spear Wade. He was educated in local schools, studied law with the firm of his uncle, Senator Benjamin F. Wade, and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in September 1857. He practiced law at Jefferson, Ohio, until 1860, when he was elected probate judge for Ashtabula County. He held this position until 1867. Wade was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1869, and served until 1871, when his appointm...