George W. Wolff
George W. Wolff was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1895–1897) and the Wisconsin State Senate (1901–1907).[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Wolff was born on April 7, 1848, in Rhine, Wisconsin. Julius Wolff, his father, was also a member of the Assembly. He attended high school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and what is now Lawrence University. By trade, Wolff was a farmer. In addition, he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.[citation needed]
In 1890, Wolff married Helen K. Bettelhauser. They had two daughters. Wolff eventually settled in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where he died on April 1, 1919. He was buried in Franklin, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.[citation needed]
Political career
[edit]Wolff served two terms in the Assembly before serving in the Senate from 1901 to 1909.[3] Additionally, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Rhine from 1896 to 1906 and a member of the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1886 to 1906, serving as chairman from 1895 to 1904. He was a Republican.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. 1907. p. 1132.
- ^ "George W. Wolff". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Wisconsin Session Laws. Madison: Democrat Printing Co. 1919. p. 1420.
External links
[edit]- Politicians from Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- Lawrence University alumni
- 1848 births
- 1919 deaths
- People from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
- Members of the Odd Fellows