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| term_start2         = January 9, 1889
| order               = 
| party               = [[Republican Party]]
| profession          = [[Politician]], [[lawyer]], [[farmer]], [[investor]]
| spouse              = 
| death_place         = [[Effingham, Illinois]] United States
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1929|5|10|1854|08|20}}
(contracted; show full)ans"]. ''Indianapolis News''. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2021.</ref> Wolf soon dropped out of the race in April of 1896, losing the Republican nomination to John Riley Tanner. <ref>[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1896-04-30/ed-1/seq-3/ "Battle Royal in Illinois"]. ''New-York tribune''. New York, N.Y. April 30, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 19 July 2021.</ref>

=== 1900 Vice Presidential 
candidacy ===⏎
nomination ===
In November 1899, Vice President [[Garret Hobart]] died of heart failure, leaving an open spot on the 1900 Republican national ticket. Wolf was nominated by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Illinois Republican Party]] to serve as the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] alongside Incumbent President [[William McKinley]],.<ref>[https://elections.harpweek.com/1900/Overview-1900-2.asp "Election of 1900 Overview"]. ''HarpWeek''. Retrieved December 29, 2018.</ref> after the former Vice President, Garret Hobart died while in office on November 21, 1899.{{sfn|Connolly|p=33}}{{sfn|Connolly|p=33}} Wolf was reluctant and denied the nomination for the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice-Presidential Seat]]. <ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9WaaAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb The Presidential Vote], 1896-1932 – Google Books''. Stanford University Press. 1934. ISBN <bdi>9780804716963</bdi>. Retrieved August 12, 2014.</ref>

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