J. Scott Wolff

Joseph Scott Wolff (born June 14, 1878 in Greensburg , Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , †  February 27, 1958 in Kansas City , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Scott Wolff attended public schools in his home country. During the Spanish-American War he served in a cavalry unit in the Philippines , where he remained until 1901. On his return he settled in St. Louis , where he studied dentistry at Washington University there . After his license as a dentist in 1905, he began to work as a dentist in St. Louis and Festus . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1907 and 1911 and again from 1915 to 1917 he served as mayor of Festus. From 1913 to 1915 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives . After studying law at St. Louis College of Law and Finance and being admitted to the bar in 1923, he began to work in this profession at Festus, while at the same time continuing to work as a dentist.

In the 1922 congressional election , Wolff was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Marion E. Rhodes on March 4, 1923 . Since he was defeated by the Republican Charles Edward Kiefner in 1924 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1925 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Wolff moved to Kansas City, where he again worked as a lawyer and dentist. In 1957 he retired. Scott Wolff died in Kansas City on February 27, 1958 and was buried in his former home, Festus.

Web links

• J. Scott Wolff in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• J. Scott Wolff in the database of Find a Grave (English)