Martin Joseph Wade

Martin Joseph Wade (October 20, 1861 - April 16, 1931) was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district, and a U.S. District Court judge. Born in Burlington, Vermont, Wade moved to Iowa with his parents at an early age, eventually settling on a farm in Butler County, Iowa. He attended the common schools and St. Joseph's College (later Columbia University), in Dubuque, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1886. He was admitted to the bar the same year and practiced in Iowa City from 1886 to 1893. He served as judge of the eighth judicial district of Iowa from 1893 to 1903. He was a lecturer at University of Iowa College of Law from 1891 to 1903 and a professor of medical...