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Frank Lane Wolford (September 2, 1817 – August 2, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Frank Lane Wolford | |
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 Frank Wolford, c. 1860-1870 | |
| Representative for Kentucky in the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth United States Congresses | |
| In office March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887 | |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847-1848 1865-1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1817 Near Columbia, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | August 2, 1895 (aged 77) Columbia, Kentucky, USA |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Union States of America |
| Service | Union Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Wolford was born near Columbia, Kentucky. He attended the common schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Kentucky. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1847, 1848, 1865, and 1866. During the American Civil War Wolford served in the Union Army as Colonel of the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment which he organized in 1861. In 1864 he was dismissed, and for a time arrested. He served as Adjutant General of the Kentucky militia in 1867 and 1868.
Wolford was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886. Then he continued the practice of law in Columbia, Kentucky, until his death there on August 2, 1895. He was interred in Columbia Cemetery.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Frank Lane Wolford (id: W000681)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Further reading
edit- Blair, Ronald Wolford. Wild Wolf: The Great Rivalry (Morley, Missouri: Acclaim Press), 2015. ISBN 978-1-938-90588-9
- Tapp, Hambleton (April 1936). "Incidents in the Life of Colonel Frank Wolford". Filson Club History Quarterly. 10 (2). Retrieved November 29, 2011.
External links
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- "Frank Lane Wolford". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress