# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-dewolf
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:37:45.137Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-dewolf"
name: "James DeWolf"
slug: "james-dewolf"
description: "James DeWolf was an American slave trader and politician. He served as a state legislator for a total of nearly 25 years, and in the 1820s served as a United States senator from Rhode Island. Along with trading in slaves, DeWolf invested in sugar and coffee plantations in Cuba and became the wealthiest man in his state. By the end of his life, he was said to be the second-richest person in the entire United States. During his lifetime, his name was usually written \"James D'Wolf\"."
tagline: "American politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James_DeWolf_1764-1837_painting.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1764-03-18"
deathDate: "1837-12-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.75
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.091542666666665
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B2_%DA%88%DB%8C_%D9%88%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81"
    title: "جیمز ڈی وولف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81"
    title: "جيمس ديولف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%AF_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81"
    title: "چيمس د ولف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_De_Wolf"
    title: "James De Wolf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_DeWolf"
    title: "James DeWolf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B2_%D8%AF_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81"
    title: "جیمز د ولف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_DeWolf"
    title: "James DeWolf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A1_%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%95%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A3"
    title: "ג'יימס דה-וולף"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_De_Wolf"
    title: "James De Wolf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5618956"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump