| 词条 | John Woolfolk |
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|name = John Woolfolk |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth year|mf=yes|1797}} |birth_place = Orange County, Virginia, U.S. |death_date={{death year and age|1859|1797}} |death_place= Orange County, Virginia, U.S. |occupation = Lawyer |alma_mater = College of William and Mary |title= Delegate, state Senator }} John Woolfolk (1797 – January 22, 1859) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia. Early lifeWoolfolk was born on "Pear Grove" plantation in Orange County, Virginia in 1797. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1819, and later from the B. L. Laughton Law School.[1] CareerAs an adult, Woolfolk made his home in Orange County practicing law.[2] Woolfolk served in the Virginia House of Delegates for several years, then the state Senate for two terms.[3] In 1850, Woolfolk was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He was one of three delegates elected from the central Piedmont delegate district made up of his home district of Orange County, as well as Culpeper, Greene and Madison Counties.[4] DeathJohn Woolfolk died in Orange County, Virginia on January 22, 1859.[5] References1. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 115 2. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 115 3. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 115 4. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 99 5. ^Pulliam 1901, p. 115 Bibliography
5 : Members of the Virginia House of Delegates|1797 births|1859 deaths|People from Orange County, Virginia|College of William & Mary alumni |
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