Legislator Details
Image Description:
Photo captured from Find-a-Grave.com, 4/21/2026
Number of sessions served 5
Gender: Male
Age at election: 58
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 6/29/1862
City: Douglas, MI
County: Allegan County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 9/18/1933
City: Saugatuck, MI
County: Allegan County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 9/20/1933
City: Saugatuck, MI
County: Allegan County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Ida J. Nies, 10/4/1883, in Saugatuck, MI; she died 1903; children: 2, Frank aka Ben and Johanna [did as infant]; married Florence Daly, 2/21/1916, in Chicago, IL
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: printer, publisher, banker
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
district schools;
graduated from high school in Fremont, MI, in 1879
Biographical Sketch:
English parents. Son of George N. and Mary E. (Updyke) Wade. He learned the printing trade. For 25 years he worked at the newspaper, and was publisher for 12 of those years, of the Lake Shore Commercial [later the Saugatuck Commercial Record] in Saugatuck. He held most of the village and township offices, and served as postmaster for 25 years. Member of the Masons. He was vice president and director of the Fruit Growers State Bank
Notable Facts:
Son of the founder of Douglas, MI. Died of bladder cancer.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan Reformatory , Private Corporations , State Affairs , State Sanatorium
City of Residence: Saugatuck
County of Residence Allegan
District Description: Allegan County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Michigan Reformatory
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Private Corporations , State Psychopathic Hospital, Supplies and Expenditures
City of Residence: Saugatuck
County of Residence Allegan
District Description: Allegan County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: College of Mines , Fish and Fisheries , Private Corporations
City of Residence: Saugatuck
County of Residence Allegan
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Private Corporations
Committees Served On: Elections , Fish and Fisheries , Public Utilities
City of Residence: Saugatuck
County of Residence Allegan
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Air Traffic And Wireless Communication, Fish and Fisheries , Michigan School for the Deaf , Public Utilities
City of Residence: Saugatuck
County of Residence Allegan
District Description: Townships: Dorr, Fillmore, Heath, Hopkins, Laketown, Leighton, Manlius, Monterey, Overisal, Salem, Saugatuck, Wayland
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1929 p.707; Manual 1931 p.677; Manual 1925 p.616; Michiganology; USCen 1900, 1930; Commercial Record 9/19?/1933; Find-a-Grave.com, includes photo; MIMarRec 1867-1952; CookCoILMarriage Indexes, 1912-42
