John DeWolf (or D'Wolf; March 18, 1760 – October 10, 1841)[1] was an American slave-trader, farmer, and justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1818 to May 1819,[2][3] appointed from Bristol, Rhode Island.
During the American Revolutionary War, he served in William Throope's Company of Bristol militia during the Battle of Rhode Island.
[5] After the war, he was a sea captain involved in the American slave trade.
[1] On May 8, 1818, the Rhode Island General Assembly replaced the existing judiciary with a contingent composed of five new members, all Democrats, including DeWolf.
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