Leonard Wolf | |
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.jpg) From 1959'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Sixth Congress. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Henry O. Talle |
| Succeeded by | James E. Bromwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard George Wolf (1925-10-29)October 29, 1925 Dane County, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | March 28, 1970(1970-03-28) (aged 44) Washington, D.C., US |
| Resting place | St. Barnabas Cemetery,Mazomanie, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Profession | retail feed dealer |
Leonard George Wolf (October 29, 1925 – March 28, 1970) was an AmericanWorld War II veteran who served as a one-term DemocraticU.S. Representative fromIowa's 2nd congressional district. He was elected in 1958 and defeated in 1960 when seeking re-election.[1]
Born on a farm inDane County, Wisconsin, nearMazomanie,[1] Wolf attended the public schools of Mazomanie, Wisconsin.
He served in theUnited States Navy from 1944 to 1946, in thePacific Ocean theater of World War II.[1]
He graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in agricultural economics in 1949 and moved toElkader, Iowa, the same year.
In Elkader, he worked as a retail feed dealer from 1952 to 1958, while delivering public speeches and lectures.
Wolf tried and failed to win election to the U.S. House in 1956, running against longtime incumbent RepublicanHenry O. Talle. His chances were aided by a drop in farm prices but hurt by the presence of a popular president at the top of the Republican ticket. Wolf lost, but received ahigher percentage of the votes than any of Talle's previous opponents.
In the mid-term elections two years later, the prices farmers received for their products had increased, but not enough to counterbalance an even greater increase in costs, leading to an anti-Republican mood among the farmers and farm communities that served as the Republicans' traditional base in Iowa.[2] That year, the parties' candidates in the district were the same as in 1956 and the election again was close, butthe outcome was different; Wolf unseated Talle.
However, in 1960, as part of good year for Republicans in Iowa, Wolf was unseated by RepublicanJames E. Bromwell. Wolf's congressional service began January 3, 1959, and ended January 3, 1961.
After leaving Congress, Wolf was active in efforts to prevent starvation andmalnutrition. In 1961 was appointed special assistant to the director of theInternational Cooperation Administration's Mission inBrazil, where he served until 1965. He coordinated the child feeding program forLatin America (in 1966) and inIndia following a drought (in 1967). In 1968, he was appointed executive director of the AmericanFreedom From Hunger Foundation.[1]
Wolf died March 28, 1970, inWashington, D.C.[1] He was interred in St. Barnabas Cemetery, Mazomanie, Wisconsin.
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