Frank Lane Wolford (September 2, 1817 – August 2, 1895) was a

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from

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. Wolford was born near

Columbia, Kentucky Columbia is a home rule-class city just above Russell Creek in Adair County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census. Columbia is the seat of its county. History The area was settled by Daniel Trabue. The ...

. He attended the common schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

Liberty, Kentucky Liberty is a home rule-class city in Casey County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. Its population was 2,168 at the 2010 U.S. census. History It was founded prior to 1806 by several Revolutionary War veterans upo ...

. He served as member of the

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in 1847, 1848, 1865, and 1866. During the

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Wolford served in the

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as Colonel of the 1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment which he organized in 1861. In 1864 he was dismissed, and for a time arrested. He served as Adjutant General of the

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in 1867 and 1868. Wolford was elected as a

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to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886. Then he continued the practice of law in

, until his death there on August 2, 1895. He was interred in Columbia Cemetery.

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* https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Media/Publications/DMA/MilitaryHistoryKY1939AnlRpt.pdf * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolford, Frank Lane 1817 births 1895 deaths People from Columbia, Kentucky Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky People from Liberty, Kentucky 19th-century American politicians Union Army colonels Kentucky militia

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