Oscar Orlando Wolfe Jr. (December 10, 1890 - January 30, 1978) was an American farmer and Democratic state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate including a stint as president pro tempore.[1] He lived in Duncan, Bolivar County, Mississippi.[2]
Oscar O. Wolfe Jr. | |
|---|---|
| President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
| In office January 1940 – January 1944 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office 1941 – January 1952 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Bolivar County district | |
| In office January 1932 – 1941 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1890 Terry, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1978 (aged 88) Duncan, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life and career edit
He was born in Terry, Mississippi, on December 10, 1890.[3] He attended Mississippi A & M College and Soule Business College.[4] After graduating, he moved to Beulah, Mississippi, where he briefly lived before moving to Duncan, Mississippi, in 1910.[4] He began farming in 1912.[4] He held several government positions in Duncan, including justice of the peace, town alderman and mayor.[4] He represented Bolivar County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1932 to 1941 when he succeeded W. B. Roberts, who died, in the Mississippi State Senate.[5][6] He then represented the 30th District in the Mississippi State Senate from 1942 to 1952, and was its president pro tempore from 1944 to 1948.[3] Frank E. Smith defeated him in 1948 in a campaign for a seat in the U.S. Congress.[7]
In 1961, he gave a statement on the challenges of farming in Mississippi and made recommendations for aiding farmers.[2]
Political views edit
He was a supporter of state superintendent of prisons Marvin E. Wiggins Sr.[8]
Personal life and death edit
He married Eva Jeffrey in 1913, and they were married until her death in 1930.[4] He remarried to Elizabeth Jackson in 1938, and they were married until his death.[4][9][10] Wolfe died of an apparent heart attack on January 30, 1978, at his home in Duncan, Mississippi.[4] He was survived by one son and three daughters.[4]
References edit
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1948). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Agriculture, United States Congress House Committee on (October 26, 1961). "Farm Cost-price Squeeze: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Equipement, Supplies, and Manpower of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, 87th Congress, 1st Session". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1948-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1948]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary for O.O. Wolfe Jr". The Clarksdale Press Register. 1978-02-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1949). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Jr, Westley F. Busbee (January 20, 2015). "Mississippi: A History". John Wiley & Sons – via Google Books.
- ^ Taylor, William Banks (October 26, 1999). Down on Parchman Farm: The Great Prison in the Mississippi Delta. Ohio State University Press. ISBN 9780814250235 – via Google Books.
- ^ Institute, American Biographical (October 26, 1987). International Book of Honor. American Biographical Institute. ISBN 9780934544320 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Hereditary Register of the United States of America". United States Hereditary Register, Incorporated. October 26, 1974 – via Google Books.