George Van Velsor Wolf

Background

Wolf, George Van Velsor was born on August 10, 1908 in Baltimore. Son of Stewart George and Angeline Perkins (Griffing) Wolf.

Education

Student, Ecole Alsacienne, Paris, France, 1925; student, Andover Academy, 1926; Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1930; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1933.

Career

With, Piper & Marbury (and predecessor firms), Baltimore, from 1933; partner, Piper & Marbury (and predecessor firms), 1940-1976; counsel, Piper & Marbury (and predecessor firms), 1976-1981; retired partner, Piper & Marbury (and predecessor firms), 1981; assistant attorney general Maryland., 1944-1945. Member character committee Maryland. Court of Appeals, 1949-1956.

Member Public Service Law Revision Commission, 1951-1953, Commission to Create An History Trust for Preservation Maryland. Antiquities, 1959-1961, Commission To Study and Revise Testamentary Laws Maryland., 1965-1970, Legislation Commision on Nursing Issues, 1981-1983, Maryland.State Board Medical Examiners, 1980-1983.

Achievements

• George Van Velsor Wolf has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Children's Hospital, Baltimore, 1954-1979, vice president, 1962-1971. Trustee Kent and Queen Anne's Hospital, Chestertown, 1971-1980, president, 1978-1980. Member Kent County Ethics Commission, 1983-1988.

Member board Salvation Army, president, 1947-1949. Fellow American, Maryland bar foundations, American College Probate Counsel (regent 1972-1978). Member Maryland Society Medical Research (president 1951-1953), American Bar Association (chairman real property, probate and trust law section 1970-1971), Maryland Bar Association (chairman estate and trust law section 1961-1965), Baltimore City Bar Association (executive committee 1956-1959).

Clubs: 14 W. Hamilton St. (Baltimore).

Connections

Married Alice Roberts Kimberly, February 3, 1940. Children: Constance, Van Velsor, Timothy.

Father:

Stewart George Wolf

Mother:

Angeline Perkins (Griffing) Wolf

Spouse:

Alice Roberts Kimberly

child:

Van Velsor Wolf

child:

Timothy Wolf

child:

Constance Wolf