1. Charles Gregory Wade was born in Singleton, New South Wales.
19 Facts About Charles Wade
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Charles Wade was the son of William Burton Wade, a civil engineer.
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Charles Wade won the Broughton and Forrest scholarships and went to Merton College, Oxford.
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Charles Wade played county cricket for Herefordshire and Shropshire between 1881 and 1884, and excelled at lawn tennis, rowing and target shooting.
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Charles Wade was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1886 and in the same year returned to Sydney.
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Charles Wade married Ella Louise Bell, daughter of a civil engineer, in 1890.
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Charles Wade made a reputation as a barrister and was appointed a crown prosecutor in 1891 and successfully prosecuted George Dean for attempted murder in a notorious case in 1895.
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Charles Wade was an acting Judge of the District Court between 1896 and 1902.
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When Carruthers resigned Charles Wade became Premier on 2 October 1907, but still retained his previous portfolios.
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Charles Wade was an energetic leader and a large number of acts were passed by his government dealing with among others, industrial disputes, neglected children, minimum wage, employers' liability, the liquor problem, and closer settlement.
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In spite of his good record Charles Wade was defeated at the general election, and a Labour government came in on 21 October 1910, Charles Wade becoming leader of the opposition.
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Charles Wade was prominent in the negotiations for a coalition, but the state of his health did not allow him to seek office.
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Charles Wade thus had no role when Liberal Reform merged with Holman's pro-conscription ex-Labor MPs a few months later to form the New South Wales branch of the Nationalist Party of Australia, though the new party was dominated by Liberal Reformers.
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Charles Wade declined the office of Agent-General for New South Wales but went to London on holiday.
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In December of that year Charles Wade was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales at Sydney and took up his duties in March 1920.
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Charles Wade died after a heart attack at his house at the Sydney suburb of Potts Point, New South Wales on 26 September 1922 and was survived by Lady Charles Wade, two sons and two daughters.
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Charles Wade's funeral was held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 22 September 1922.
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Charles Wade was buried at South Head General Cemetery on the same day.
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Charles Wade became a King's Counsel on 6 March 1905, was knighted in 1918, and was created KCMG on 5 June 1920.