[1] Despite having grown up in Bermuda, it was only after returning from his time in Canada that he realised how poor conditions were in Bermudian education, especially in regards to the segregation still in force.
He joined the Bermuda Union Of Teachers but quickly realised that he was more likely to effect change through wider island politics.
His election led to Wade losing his job, as at the time it was not permitted for a Bermudian to be both an MP and a teacher.
[1] During his time in parliament, Wade held many shadow ministries, including finance, education, and home affairs.
[1] The couple divorced during the 1970s, and Wade married for a second time, to Jamaican lawyer Norma Wilson Morant.
[1] The strenuous schedule of trying to run a law practice while serving as a leading politician took their toll on Wade's health.
He required treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland for a heart scare in 1986, but the hereditary condition of polycystic kidneys, which had killed his mother at a young age, was to become a more serious issue.