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James H. Wolff
1847–1913
United States
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James Harris Wolff (August 4, 1847 – May 3, 1913) was an American Civil War veteran, civil rights activist, and prominent attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), and he was the only African American to hold that position. Wolff was the first African American admitted to practice law in the federal courts in Maryland.
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