Oscar O. Wolfe Jr.

Oscar Orlando Wolfe Jr. (December 10, 1890 - January 30, 1978) was an American farmer and Democratic Party state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate including a stint as president pro tempore. He lived in Duncan, Bolivar County, Mississippi. Wolfe attended Mississippi A & M College and Soule Business College. After graduating, he moved to Beulah, Mississippi, where he briefly lived before moving to Duncan, Mississippi, in 1910. He then represented the 30th District in the Mississippi State Senate from 1942 to 1952, and was its president pro tempore from 1944 to 1948.

In 1950, Wolfe again unsuccessfully ran for Congress against Smith.

In 1961, he gave a statement on the challenges of farming in Mississippi and made recommendations for aiding farmers.

Political views He was a supporter of state superintendent of prisons Marvin E. Wiggins Sr.

In 1950, Wolfe gave a speech supporting the execution of Willie McGee, labelling the Civil Rights Congress a "Communistic bunch" and a "subversive gang", also saying that, "it is a pity that the states of this country do not have the laws to place this bunch behind bars when they come into our states and try to tell us how we should run our own affairs." Wolfe died of an apparent heart attack on January 30, 1978, at his home in Duncan, Mississippi. He was survived by one son and three daughters.