Oscar O. Wolfe Jr. | |
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President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
In office 1941 –January 1952 | |
Preceded by | W. B. Roberts |
Succeeded by | J. O. Clark |
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 30th district | |
In office 1941 –January 1952 | |
Preceded by | W. B. Roberts |
Succeeded by | W. B. Alexander Sr. |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Bolivar County district | |
In office January 1932 –1941 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Terry,Mississippi,U.S. | January 10,1890
Died | January 30,1978 88) Duncan,Mississippi,U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
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]
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]
He was a supporter of state superintendent of prisons Marvin E. Wiggins Sr. [8]
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]
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