Born: June 15, 1958Baseball 3B 5 AL batting titles (1983,85-88) with Boston Red Sox; 11-time All-Star; two Gold Gloves; later played with NY Yankees and Tampa Bay; got 3000th career hit with a home…
district attorneyBorn: 11/11/1914Birthplace: Rockwall County, Texas Dallas County, Texas, district attorney (1951–1987) who led the prosecution that won the 1964 conviction of Jack Ruby. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Wade, AbdoulayeWade, Abdoulayeäbd&oomacr;līˈə wäd [key], 1926–, Senegalese political leader. He studied at several French universities, receiving (1970) a doctorate in law and…
(Encyclopedia) Wade, Benjamin Franklin, 1800–1878, U.S. senator from Ohio (1851–69), b. near Springfield, Mass. He moved (1821) to Ohio and studied law. He was successively prosecuting attorney of…
(Encyclopedia) Barkley, Charles Wade 1963–, American basketball player, b. Leeds, Ala. After starring at Auburn Univ., he joined the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in…
WADE, Edward, (brother of Benjamin Franklin Wade), a Representative from Ohio; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 22, 1802; received a limited schooling; moved to…
WATKINS, Wesley Wade, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in DeQueen, Sevier County, Ark., December 15, 1938; graduated from Bennington High School, Bennington, Okla., 1956; B.S., Oklahoma…
HAMPTON, Wade, (grandfather of Wade Hampton [1818-1902]), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1752; received a thorough education; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved…
