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Henry Wade (1914-2001) was the other named party on Roe v. Wade. He was the district attorney of Dallas County at the time. A former FBI agent and US Navy officer, he was elected to become Dallas County's DA in 1951, and held the position for 36 years.

With the dates, you'll spot that Wade was DA at a time something very interesting happened in Dallas County. And yes, he had wanted to try Lee Harvey Oswald for Kennedy's assassination. When Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby, he oversaw Ruby's trial