Wolf, George
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, was born Aug. 12, 1777, in Northampton county, Pa. After pursuing a course of classical education in his own county, he studied law, became eminent and engaged in a lucrative practice. In 1818 he was elected a member of the legislature of his native state, and was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1824 to 1829. He was governor of that state from 1829 to 1835. In 1836 he was appointed first comptroller of the United States treasury; was subsequently appointed collector of customs at Philadelphia. He died March 17, 1840, in Philadelphia, Pa.