James Wolfenden
U.S. Congressperson
1889 – 1949
Who was James Wolfenden?
James Paine Wolfenden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
James Wolfenden was born in Cardington, Pennsylvania. He attended Friends' Central School and Penn Charter Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods in Cardington, Pennsylvania.
He was elected to the 70th United States Congress as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas S. Butler. He was reelected to the 71st United States Congress in 1928 and the eight succeeding Congresses. He did not run in 1946. He died in Philadelphia.
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- Born
- Jul 25, 1889
- Education
- Friends' Central School
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Apr 8, 1949
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on July 23, 2013
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