Joseph Scott Wolff (June 14, 1878 – February 27, 1958) was a

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from

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Biography

Wolff was born on a farm in Westmoreland County near

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. He served with the

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in the Philippines during the

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. He moved to

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in 1901, graduating from Washington University School of Dental Medicine in 1905. He practiced dentistry in St. Louis and

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. He served as the mayor of Festus from 1907 to 1911 and again from 1915 to 1917. He was elected to the

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in 1913 and served for two years. In 1923, he graduated from the St. Louis College of Law and Finance and was subsequently admitted to the bar. He served on the

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from 1923 to 1925, losing his 1924 reelection campaign. He moved to

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in 1924, where he practiced both dentistry and law until retiring in 1957. He died the following year on February 27 and is interred at Gambel Cemetery in Festus.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolff, Joseph Scott 1878 births 1958 deaths Washington University School of Dental Medicine alumni People from Festus, Missouri Mayors of places in Missouri Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri 20th-century American dentists Politicians from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri Washington University in St. Louis alumni 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly