Harry Benjamin Wolf
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Harry Benjamin Wolf was an American
politician and Congressman
from Maryland
.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Wolf attended the public schools of the city and graduated from the law department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore
in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Baltimore, and also engaged in the real estate business and hotel property investments.
Wolf served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from 1906 to 1908, and was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1907 to March 3, 1909. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress, and resumed the practice of his profession and other business interests in Baltimore. He died in Baltimore, and is interred in Hebrew Friendship Cemetery.
United States
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politician and Congressman
United States House of Representatives
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from Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Wolf attended the public schools of the city and graduated from the law department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore, was founded in 1807. It comprises some of the oldest professional schools in the nation and world. It is the original campus of the University System of Maryland. Located on 60 acres in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, it is part of the University System of Maryland...
in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Baltimore, and also engaged in the real estate business and hotel property investments.
Wolf served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
from 1906 to 1908, and was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1907 to March 3, 1909. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress, and resumed the practice of his profession and other business interests in Baltimore. He died in Baltimore, and is interred in Hebrew Friendship Cemetery.