Henry Menasco Wade (
November 11,
1914—
March 1,
2001), was a
Texas lawyer who participated in two of the most notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century, the prosecution of
Jack Ruby for killing
Lee Harvey Oswald and the
U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing
abortion,
Roe v. Wade.Wade, one of eleven children, was born in
Rockwall County, Texas, outside
Dallas. A good student, Wade, along with five of his seven brothers, entered the legal profession. Shortly after graduating from the
University of Texas, in 1939, Wade joined the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, then headed by the towering figure of
J. Edgar Hoover. Wade's assignment as Special Agent was to investigate espionage cases along the East Coast of the United States and in South America. During
World War II, Wade served in the
U.S. Navy, taking part in the invasions of the
Philippines and
Okinawa.
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Wade nacque a Rockwall, nel
Texas, vicino a
Dallas. Fu uno studente brillante, e diventò avvocato come cinque dei suoi sette fratelli. Poco dopo essersi laureato all’Università del Texas ad Austin, nel 1939, Wade entrò nell’
FBI, sotto la guida dell’influente
J. Edgar Hoover. Il suo incarico come agente speciale dell’FBI era di investigare su casi di spionaggio sulla costa orientale degli USA e in
Sud America.
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