Oscar O. Wolfe Jr.

Oscar O. Wolfe Jr.
c. 1950
President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate
In office
1941 – January 1952
Preceded byW. B. Roberts
Succeeded byJ. O. Clark
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 30th district
In office
1941 – January 1952
Preceded byW. B. Roberts
Succeeded byW. B. Alexander Sr.
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Bolivar County district
In office
January 1932 – 1941
Personal details
Born(1890-01-10)January 10, 1890
Terry, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 88)
Duncan, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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]

Early life and career

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 1950, Wolfe again unsuccessfully ran for Congress against Smith.[8][9]

In 1961, he gave a statement on the challenges of farming in Mississippi and made recommendations for aiding farmers.[2]

Political views

He was a supporter of state superintendent of prisons Marvin E. Wiggins Sr.[10]

In 1950, Wolfe gave a speech supporting the execution of Willie McGee, labelling the Civil Rights Congress a "Communistic bunch" and a "subversive gang", also saying that, "it is a pity that the states of this country do not have the laws to place this bunch behind bars when they come into our states and try to tell us how we should run our own affairs."[9]

Personal life and death

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][11][12] 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]

References

  1. ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1948). "Journal" – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Agriculture, United States Congress House Committee on (October 26, 1961). "Farm Cost-price Squeeze: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Equipement, Supplies, and Manpower of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, 87th Congress, 1st Session". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1948-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1948]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary for O.O. Wolfe Jr". The Clarksdale Press Register. 1978-02-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  5. ^ Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  6. ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1949). "Journal" – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Jr, Westley F. Busbee (January 20, 2015). "Mississippi: A History". John Wiley & Sons – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Points to Remember about Oscar Wolfe". The Durant News. 1950-09-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  9. ^ a b "Wolfe Urges All Out War Effort". The Lexington Advertiser. 1950-08-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  10. ^ Taylor, William Banks (October 26, 1999). Down on Parchman Farm: The Great Prison in the Mississippi Delta. Ohio State University Press. ISBN 9780814250235 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Institute, American Biographical (October 26, 1987). International Book of Honor. American Biographical Institute. ISBN 9780934544320 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "The Hereditary Register of the United States of America". United States Hereditary Register, Incorporated. October 26, 1974 – via Google Books.