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Harold Gade

American politician (1899-1985)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ16073190 ↗
Source-derived summary

Harold Gade (February 12, 1899 – November 18, 1985) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Gade was born on February 12, 1899, in Denmark. He later moved to Racine, Wisconsin.

Career

Gade was elected to the Assembly in 1948. Previously, he was a Racine alderman from 1945 to 1947. He was a Democrat. In 1952, he was sentenced to Waupun State Prison for embezzling nearly $37,000.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Harold Gade” as american politician (1899-1985). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1899, 1985, 1948, 1945—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1899-02-12. The account is most persuasive where Harold, Gade and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician (1899-1985). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16073190. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1899, 1985, 1948 and 1945.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Harold Gade” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.