Wolffe, Frederick, b. 1831.

Frederick Wolffe, a native of Bavaria, emigrated to Mobile, Ala. where he became a cotton broker. By 1874 Wolffe had moved to Montgomery, Ala., was involved in cotton trading and railroads, and worked for the Republican Party.

Wolffe became a prominent member of Montgomery's Jewish community, and served as a trustee and treasurer of Kahl Montgomery. Wolffe also served as the local representative of the Erlanger Syndicate, a German Jewish financial house which owned controlling interests in numerous Southern railroads.

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