Benjamin Wade
（重定向自Benjamin Franklin Wade）
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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.