Owen Wade (politician)

Owen Wade (1831 – 1902) was an American politician and who served as a member of the Oregon Legislature and California State Assembly.

Owen Wade
An illustration of Wade from The San Francisco Call, circa 1896
Member of the California State Assembly
from Napa County
In office
1892–1900
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1862–1865
Personal details
Born1831
Morgan County, Ohio
DiedMay 18, 1902 (aged 70–71)
San Francisco, California
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Johnson
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(m. 1866⁠–⁠1873)​
Children3

Early life and education

Wade was born in 1831 in Morgan County, Ohio, where he lived with his parents on a farm.[1] In 1852, he relocated to the Willamette Valley in Oregon.

Career

Wade was elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1862, serving until 1865. In 1865, he was appointed Registrar of General Land Office in Oregon City, Oregon by President Abraham Lincoln.[2] In 1872, he served as chairman of the Republican Central Committee for Clackamas County.[3] He retained the position of registrar until his resignation in January 1878. In 1879, he went to California and settled in St. Helena, California. There, in 1883, he became a cashier at the Bank of St. Helena. In 1892, he was elected to the California State Assembly. He was re-elected in 1894 and again in 1898.[1]

Personal life

He married Charlotte Johnson in Clackamas County, Oregon, in 1866.[4] They had three children. Charlotte died shortly after the birth of their last daughter in 1873. He died in San Francisco on May 18, 1902.

References
  1. History of Napa County
  2. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 8, Volume 8
  3. Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) Feb 12, 1872, p. 4.
  4. Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) Aug 11, 1866, p. 3.
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