J. Scott Wolff
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Joseph Scott Wolff was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born on a farm in Westmoreland County near Greensburg, Pennsylvania
, Wolff attended the public schools.
He served with the Fourth United States Cavalry in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War 1899-1901.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901.
He was graduated from the dental department of Washington University in St. Louis
, Missouri, in 1905 and practiced his profession in St. Louis and Festus, Missouri.
He served as mayor of Festus, Missouri
from 1907 to 1911 and 1915-1917.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1913-1915.
He was graduated from the St. Louis College of Law and Finance in 1923.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Festus, Missouri
.
Wolff was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
He moved to Kansas City in 1924 and continued the practice of dentistry and law until retirement in 1957.
He died in Kansas City, Missouri
, February 27, 1958.
He was interred in Gambel Cemetery, Festus, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born on a farm in Westmoreland County near Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
, Wolff attended the public schools.
He served with the Fourth United States Cavalry in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War 1899-1901.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901.
He was graduated from the dental department of Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
, Missouri, in 1905 and practiced his profession in St. Louis and Festus, Missouri.
He served as mayor of Festus, Missouri
Festus, Missouri
Festus is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,367 at the 2009 estimated census. Festus and its neighbor Crystal City are often collectively known as the "Twin Cities"; however, they are incorporated separately....
from 1907 to 1911 and 1915-1917.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1913-1915.
He was graduated from the St. Louis College of Law and Finance in 1923.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Festus, Missouri
Festus, Missouri
Festus is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,367 at the 2009 estimated census. Festus and its neighbor Crystal City are often collectively known as the "Twin Cities"; however, they are incorporated separately....
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Wolff was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
He moved to Kansas City in 1924 and continued the practice of dentistry and law until retirement in 1957.
He died in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, February 27, 1958.
He was interred in Gambel Cemetery, Festus, Missouri
Festus, Missouri
Festus is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,367 at the 2009 estimated census. Festus and its neighbor Crystal City are often collectively known as the "Twin Cities"; however, they are incorporated separately....
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