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American politician

Frank Lane Wolford
Frank Wolford, c. 1860-1870
Representative for Kentucky in the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth United States Congresses
In officeMarch 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office1847-18481865-1866
Personal details
Born	(1817-09-02)September 2, 1817Near Columbia, Kentucky, USA
Died	August 2, 1895(1895-08-02) (aged 77)Columbia, Kentucky, USA
Political party	Democratic Party
Military career
Allegiance	Union States of America
Service / branch	Union Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War

Frank Lane Wolford (September 2, 1817 – August 2, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Wolford was born near Columbia, Kentucky. He attended the common schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Kentucky. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1847, 1848, 1865, and 1866. During the American Civil War Wolford served in the Union Army 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 Kentucky militia in 1867 and 1868.

Wolford was elected as a Democrat 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 Columbia, Kentucky, until his death there on August 2, 1895. He was interred in Columbia Cemetery.

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