[1] He was Camden County prosecutor from 1906 to 1913 and special assistant attorney general of New Jersey in 1913 and 1914.

Wolverton first ran for a Congressional seat in 1926, winning that election and eventually serving 16 terms as a representative.

Wolverton eventually became chairman of the influential Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.

During his tenure in the US House Wolverton crossed the aisle, voting for a number of FDR's New Deal programs.

[5] A resident of Merchantville, New Jersey, Wolverton retired from political office in 1958 to resume his legal practice.