William Wade Hampton (February 1858 â December 14, 1930) was an American politician from North Carolina.
William Wade Hampton was born in February 1858 in Yadkin County, North Carolina, to Jane and Alfred Hampton.
Hampton served as clerk in Surry County for 12 years. He was a Republican. He represented Yadkin and Surry counties as a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1889 and the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1899. He was deputy collector of internal revenue and was a United States commissioner.
Hampton married Emma Shore, daughter of Wiley F. Shore, of Yadkin County on January 19, 1886. They had two sons, Henry Conrad and Wade Bruce. He lived in Dobson.
Hampton died at Martin Memorial Hospital in Mount Airy on December 14, 1930. He was buried in Dobson Cemetery.