Henry Wade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Wade

American lawyer

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1914

Place of Birth: Rockwall County, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 01-Mar-2001

Profession: lawyer, jurist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Henry Menasco Wade (November 11, 1914 – March 1, 2001) was a Texas lawyer who served as District Attorney of Dallas from 1951 to 1987.
As such, he 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.
In addition, Wade was District Attorney when Randall Dale Adams, the subject of the documentary film The Thin Blue Line, was convicted in the murder of Robert Wood, a Dallas police officer.