John DeWolf
Notable people named John DeWolf or de Wolf include: * John DeWolf (judge) (1760–1841), justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court * John DeWolf (sea captain), Rhode Island sea captain * John DeWolf (politician) (1817–1895), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * John de Wolf (politician) (c. 1931–2003), Canadian politician *John de Wolf Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf (born 10 December 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals. Career Club De Wolf was born in Schiedam. He began ...

John DeWolf (judge)
John DeWolf (or D'Wolf; March 18, 1760 – October 10, 1841) was an American slave-trader, farmer, and justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1818 to May 1819, appointed from Bristol, Rhode Island. Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, DeWolf was the ninth child of Mark Anthony DeWolf, descended from one of the settlers of the colony. He fought in the American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ..., and afterwards was a sea captain involved in the American slave trade. He retired from the sea around 1798, and became a successful farmer. He was elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1808. On May 8, 1818, the Rhode Island General Assembly replaced the existing judiciary with a contingent composed of five new members, all Democrats, includi ...
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John DeWolf (sea Captain)
John DeWolf (6 September 1779 - 6 March 1872), also known as John D'Wolf, John D'Wolfe, John DeWolfe, John DeWolf II, Norwest John or Nor'west John, was a sea captain, merchant, and businessman known for his role in the maritime fur trade in the Pacific Northwest, and his influence on the Russian-American Company in Novo-Arkhangelsk (today Sitka, Alaska) in Russian America, and for being an uncle of Herman Melville. Melville was inspired by DeWolf's stories, including an encounter with a large whale that contributed to Melville's ''Moby-Dick'', which Melville describes explicitly in ''Moby Dick'', "Chapter XLV: The Affidavit". "Captain D'Wolf" is also described in the same chapter. John DeWolf was the first Americans, American known to have travelled overland across Siberia, and probably the first person ever to Circumnavigation, circumnavigate the globe by way of crossing Asia overland. Early life John DeWolf was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, the only child of Simon DeWolf and Ha ...
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