[1] Born in 1895 at Marble Mountain, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, DeWolfe was an automobile dealer by career.
[2] DeWolfe entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, winning a seat for the dual-member Pictou riding with Liberal Josiah H.
[4] In August 1950, DeWolfe was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio.
[2] In July 1951, he was shuffled to Provincial Secretary, and also served as Minister of Civil Defence.
[5] In January 1954, DeWolfe was re-appointed a minister without portfolio, but also took over as chairman of the Nova Scotia Power Commission.