| Clifton Wade | |
| Term Start1: | 1947 |
| Term End1: | 1954 |
| Office2: | Arkansas Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1955 |
| Term End2: | 1970 |
| Birth Date: | January 25, 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Arkansas City, Arkansas, US |
| Birth Name: | George Clifton Wade |
| Death Place: | Fayetteville, Arkansas, US |
| Resting Place: | Fairview Garden in Fayetteville |
| Party: | Democrat |
George Clifton Wade (January 25, 1910 - November 1, 1974) was a lawyer and politician who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate.[1]
He was born January 25, 1910 in Arkansas City and obtained BA and LLB degrees from the University of Arkansas. Wade worked as a lawyer for over 40 years in Fayetteville and was a senior partner in the firm Wade, McAllister, Wade and Burke.
He served in the United States Air Force during World War II with the rank of major.[2]
Wade served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954, and the Arkansas Senate from 1955 until 1970 as a Democrat.[3] [4] He served as President of the Arkansas Senate in the 1961 to 1962 session.[5]
He was engaged with the Fayetteville community being involved with civic, church and school matters. For for over fifty years he was a member of the Central United Methodist Church. He was refereed to as Clifton "Deacon" Wade both in records of the Arkansas Senate such as in a photo from 1965 as well as in the newspapers.[1]
Wade died November 1, 1974 at the Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville aged 64, and was survived by wife Vera and two children.[6] [7] He was buried in Fairview Garden in Fayetteville.