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'''Benjamin Franklin Wade''' (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878), also known as '''B. F. Wade'''<ref>January 23, 1887. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/01/23/104007826.pdf Benjamin F. Wade. James A. Briggs in The Cleveland Leader.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.26730/ [Benjamin F. Wade, Senator from Ohio, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> and nicknamed '''Bluff''', was a farmer, teacher, lawyer, and prominent [[Radical Republican]] from [[Ohio]] known for his opposition towards the lenient [[Reconstruction]] policies pushed by Presidents [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Andrew Johnson]]. Wade was previously a state senator.

'''Benjamin Franklin Wade''' (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878), also known as '''B. F. Wade'''<ref>January 23, 1887. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/01/23/104007826.pdf Benjamin F. Wade. James A. Briggs in The Cleveland Leader.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.26730/ [Benjamin F. Wade, Senator from Ohio, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> and nicknamed '''Bluff''', was a farmer, teacher, lawyer, and prominent [[Radical Republican]] from [[Ohio]] known for his opposition towards the lenient [[Reconstruction]] policies pushed by Presidents [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Andrew Johnson]]. Wade was previously a state senator.

==Political career==

==Political career==

Wade's life in politics began as a prosecutor and local judge.<ref name=battlefieldtrust>[https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/benjamin-wade Benjamin Wade]. ''American Battlefield Trust''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> During the late 1830s and early 1840s, Wade served in the state legislature, where he established a reputation as a staunch [[abolitionist]] and advocate of [[civil rights]], pushing for the repeal of racist "Black Codes."<ref>[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Benjamin_F._Wade Benjamin F. Wade]. ''Ohio History Central''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>  Like many abolitionists in his day, Wade was sympathetic to the views espoused by [[Thomas Jefferson]].

Wade's life in politics began as a prosecutor and local judge.<ref name=battlefieldtrust/> During the late 1830s and early 1840s, Wade served in the state legislature, where he established a reputation as a staunch [[abolitionist]] and advocate of [[civil rights]], pushing for the repeal of racist "Black Codes."<ref>[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Benjamin_F._Wade Benjamin F. Wade]. ''Ohio History Central''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>  Like many abolitionists in his day, Wade was sympathetic to the views espoused by [[Thomas Jefferson]].

He was a member of the [[Whig Party]] during this period.<ref name=battlefieldtrust/> Among his political positions, Wade opposed special privileges for [[corporation]]s in addition to imprisoning debtors.<ref name=encyclopedia.com>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/benjamin-franklin-wade Benjamin Franklin Wade]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>

He was a member of the [[Whig Party]] during this period.<ref name=battlefieldtrust/> Among his political positions, Wade opposed special privileges for [[corporation]]s in addition to imprisoning debtors.<ref name=encyclopedia.com>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/benjamin-franklin-wade Benjamin Franklin Wade]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>