Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1941-1942 | 31 | Republican | ||
1943-1944 | 31 | Republican | ||
1945-1946 | 31 | Republican | ||
1947-1948 | 31 | Republican | ||
1949-1950 | 31 | Republican | ||
1951-1952 | 31 | Republican | ||
1953-1954 | 31 | Republican | ||
1955-1956 | 31 | Republican | ||
1957-1958 | 31 | Republican | ||
1959 | 31 | Republican | ||
1960 | 31 | Republican | ||
1961 | 31 | Republican | ||
1962 | 31 | Republican | ||
1963 | 31 | Republican | ||
1964 | 31 | Republican | ||
1965 | 31 | Republican | ||
1966 | 31 | Republican | ||
1967 | 31 | Republican | ||
1968 | 31 | Republican | ||
1969 | 31 | Republican | ||
1970 | 31 | Republican | ||
1971 | 31 | Republican | ||
1972 | 31 | Republican | ||
1973 | 31 | Republican | ||
1974 | 31 | Republican |
George Newton Wade, Sr. (R31) Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry Counties 1941-1966 (R31) Adams, Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, York (Part) Counties 1967-1972 (R31) Cumberland (Part) and York (Part) Counties 1973-1974
Early Life:
George Newton Wade, Sr., born August 13, 1893, Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania; son of Isaac T. Wade and Carrie Manella Rhodabarger Wade; regimental sergeant major, United States Army, World War I, 1918-1919; farmer; coal miner; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1931-1934; elected, council, Camp Hill Borough; elected, Camp Hill School Board; Eastern Manager, Ohio National Life Insurance Company; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1941-1974; married, Anna Ruth Wade, son, Doctor George N Wade, Jr, daughter Carrie Wade; died January 9, 1974, while in office of the Senate, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County; interment, Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1931-1934; not a candidate for reelection, 1935.
Elected, council, Camp Hill Borough; elected, Camp Hill School Board.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 31st district, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Counties, 1941-1966; appointed, Joint State Government Commission Sub-Committee on Cooperatives, 1945-1946; appointed, Joint State Government Commission Sub-Committee on State-Local Highway Financing, 1945-1948; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on the Susquehanna River Fishways, 1947-1948; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Group Insurance, 1947-1948; appointed, chair, Joint Legislative Committee on Retirement System and Laws, 1947-1948; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 31st district, Adams, Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, York (Part) Counties 1967-1972; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 31st district, Cumberland (Part) and York (Part) Counties 1973-1974.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:
https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=2363
Legacy:
August 16, 1973, Interstate 81 Bridge over Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg was dedicated, George N. Wade Bridge.
Cited:
The Morning Press (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) Thursday, January 10, 1974, page 2.
Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania) Thursday, January 10, 1974, page 28.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146443077/george-newton-wade