Hugh Wade

Hugh J. Wade ( born June 29, 1901 in Dougherty, Iowa, † March 25, 1995 in Juneau, Alaska ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who held the office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska from 1959 to 1966.

Career

Hugh Wade worked as a lawyer in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1926 he moved to the then- Alaska Territory and took over the management of the local FBI department. He belonged to the first group of FBI agents who were hired and trained by J. Edgar Hoover.

1959 Wade was elected Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. He was the first incumbent upon conversion of the Alaska Territory to the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959 His official title was Secretary of State of Alaska. ; only after the constitutional amendment of 1970 his successors were officially called Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska. Wade worked under Governor William Allen Egan, who also officiated from 1959 to 1966. Wade's successor was the Republican Keith Miller.