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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John DeWolf (politician)
John DeWolf (June 7, 1817 – September 7, 1895) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography DeWolf was born on June 7, 1817. In 1838, he married Susan Emeline. They had two children and moved to Darien, Wisconsin from Otsego County, New York in 1854. DeWolf died on September 7, 1895. Career DeWolf was a member of the Assembly in 1860. Additionally, he was a Walworth County, Wisconsin Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn. The county was created in 1836 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1839. It is named for Re ... Supervisor. He was a Republican. References {{DEFAULTSORT:DeWolf, John People from Otsego County, New York People from Darien, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly County supervisors in Wisconsin 1817 births 1895 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians ...
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John De Wolf (politician)
John Anthony St. Etienne de Wolf (ca. 1931 – May 28, 2003) was a journalist, economist and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party The Conservative Party of British Columbia is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. In the early half of the 20th century, the Conservatives competed with the British Columbia Liberal Party for power in the province. Since th ... from 1969 to 1971. De Wolf was a special adviser to the Canadian finance minister and then worked as a journalist in the field of finance and economics. He was elected to the Conservative party leadership in June 1969. De Wolf was defeated by Derril Thomas Warren, Derrill Warren in a convention held in November 1971. After losing the party leadership, he worked as a consultant and also was a policy adviser to the provincial government. De Wolf died at St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver), St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia ...
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