William P. Wolf
(December 1, 1833 — September 19, 1896) Wolf was an American politician, judge, and lawyer. William Penn Wolf was born in Stark County, Ohio and moved to Iowa in 1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Wolf served as superintendent of public schools in Cedar County, Iowa, and as a member of the State House of Representatives in 1863 and 1864. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army until 1865. He further served in the State Senate from 1867 to 1869. Wolf was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of William Smyth. He served in Congress from December 6, 1870 to March 3, 1871. Later he was elected a judge in the eighteenth judicial district and served in that capacity until he died in 1896.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000676]
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Iowa Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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