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Benjamin F. Wade
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800 – March 2, 1878) was a United States Senator during Civil War reconstruction known for his leading role among the Radical Republicans. Had the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 led to a conviction at trial in the Senate, he would have assumed the presidential powers and duties.

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