John Chipman Wade (1817 – July 9, 1892) was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served in both the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the House of Commons of Canada.[1]
John Chapman Wade | |
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| MP for Digby | |
| In office 1878–1882 | |
| Preceded by | William Berrian Vail |
| Succeeded by | William Berrian Vail |
| MLA for Digby County | |
| In office 1851–1867 | |
| Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| In office 1863–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Campbell |
| Succeeded by | John Joseph Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1817 Granville, Nova Scotia |
| Died | July 9, 1892 (aged 74–75) |
| Political party | historical Conservative Party |
| Profession | lawyer |
The son of John Wade and Harriet Chipman,[2] Wade was born in Granville, Nova Scotia and educated at Annapolis Royal. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1840.[3] In 1842,[2] 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 which led to his defeat when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1867. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1867.[3] 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 and re-elected in 1878. He was defeated in the election of 1882.[1]
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Alfred William Savary | 792 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Chipman Wade | 497 | ||||||
| Unknown | William Mehan | 362 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Chipman Wade | 1,019 | ||||||
| Unknown | P.W. Smith | 1,001 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 1,123 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Chipman Wade | 871 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b John Chipman Wade – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882, CH Mackintosh