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Wolf, William P

soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Dec. 1, 1833, in Stark county, Ohio. He was superintendent of common schools in Iowa. He was a member of the state house of representatives in 1863 and 1864. He was re-elected to the state house of representatives; was assistant assessor of internal revenue in 1865, and was elected to the state senate in 1867.

He was elected a representative from Iowa to the forty-first congress to fill a vacancy.

WOLFE, CATHARINE LORILLARD, philanthropist, was born March 28, 1828, in New York city. She gave about $100,- 000 to Union college, $30,000 to St. Luke's hospital, New York city, and $65,000 to St. Johnland on Long Island; largely aided in building the American chapel at Rome, and contributed a large sum to the one in Paris; established an Italian mission, costing $50,000, and a newsboys' lodging-house, and a diocesan house which, including its endowment, cost $170,000. She died April 4, 1887, in New York city. a

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