Martin Joseph Wade | |
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 Martin Wade, Bain News Service, undated | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | |
| In office March 3, 1915 – April 16, 1931 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Smith McPherson |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | John N. W. Rumple |
| Succeeded by | Albert F. Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Joseph Wade (1861-10-20)October 20, 1861 Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1931(1931-04-16) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Joseph's Cemetery Iowa City, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Hugh Wade (nephew) |
Martin Joseph Wade (October 20, 1861 – April 16, 1931) was aUnited States representative fromIowa and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Born on October 20, 1861, inBurlington,Chittenden County, Vermont, Wade moved toIowa with his parents at an early age,[1] eventually settling on a farm inButler County, "which was then largely a broad, unbroken prairie, and the usual hardships of pioneer life were experienced".[2][3] He attended the common schools and St. Joseph's College (later Columbia University) inDubuque, Iowa.[1] He received aBachelor of Laws in 1886 from theUniversity of Iowa College of Law.[4] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice inIowa City, Iowa from 1886 to 1893.[4] He was a faculty member at theUniversity of Iowa from 1890 to 1903, as a lecturer in law from 1890 to 1894 and as a Professor of Medical Jurisprudence from 1894 to 1903.[4] He was a Judge of the Iowa District Court for the Eighth Judicial District from 1893 to 1902.[4] He was President of the Iowa State Bar Association in 1897 and 1898.[1]
Wade was elected as aDemocrat fromIowa's 2nd congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives of the58th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1905.[1][3] The incumbent congressman,John N. W. Rumple, did not seek re-election for health reasons, and Wade defeated Republican attorney W. H. Hoffman.[5] As Wade would write in autobiographical information submitted to Congress following his election, he had refused to make any campaign speeches during the race because he considered it an improper thing for a judge to do.[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the59th United States Congress.[1] He was swept out of office as part of aRepublican landslide, losing to RepublicanAlbert F. Dawson in the general election.[citation needed] Wade returned to private practice in Iowa City from 1905 to 1915.[1] He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in 1904 and 1912.[1] Wade's congressional staffer,Irvin S. Pepper, was elected to Wade's former seat in 1910, following Dawson's retirement.[citation needed]
Wade was nominated by PresidentWoodrow Wilson on February 26, 1915, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by JudgeSmith McPherson.[4] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 3, 1915, and received his commission the same day.[4] His service terminated on April 16, 1931, due to his death inLos Angeles,California,[4] while on a visit in that state.[1] He was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Iowa City.[1]
Wade presided over the Davenport sedition trials in 1917 and 1918, and sentenced Daniel Wallace to 20 years in prison for making a speech opposing the draft and critical of the United States' allies.[7]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 1915–1931 | Succeeded by Seat abolished |
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