Herbert E. Wolfe

Herbert Edward Wolfe (November 3, 1897 – March 3, 1981) was an American businessman, banker, philanthropist, farmer, and mayor of St. Augustine, Florida.

[2] He served as president and chairman of the board of Rogers Manufacturing Company, which made heavy trailers and truck bodies.

[2] In addition to his farming and construction business, Herbert Wolfe was also heavily involved in the banking industry in Northeast Florida.

Wolfe married his wife Virgie Phelan Parrish in 1917 and they adopted three children; Helen, Marshall, and Charles.

[8] During his lifetime he served on the board of many local, state, and national organizations including the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, the American Fire and Casualty Company, Flagler Hospital, Lightner Museum, Flagler College, Florida Southern College (where he held the honorary title of Chancellor), the Florida Industrial Commission, the Children's Home Society in Jacksonville, the Eastern States Brangus Association, the Department of Defense Small Business Advisory Committee, and the National Highway Safety Committee under President Dwight D.

[4][6] Wolfe's role in opposing the civil rights movement is dealt with in several award winning books, including David Colburn's Racial Change and Community Crisis: St. Augustine 1877-1980 (Columbia University Press, 1985).