Mr. John Wolfe, Member of the Selwyn County Council, is a farmer residing in the Lincoln district. Mr. Wolfe is a descendant of the family of the famous General Wolfe, the hero of Quebec. He was born at Brinklow, Old Fosse Road, near Rugby, in 1842, and was educated at the national schools, and at a private school at Strattonon-the-Fosse. At the age of eighteen, he was apprenticed to the plumbing, painting, and glazing trade, serving five years. Arriving in Lyttelton per ship “Tintern Abbey,” in 1875, Mr. Wolfe settled in Lincoln township, where he purchased land, and engaged in dairy farming, at the same time working at his trade. His farm comprises 500 acres. Mr. Wolfe has been prominent in public matters, having served eight years on the Springs Road Board, of which he has been chairman for several years. He is a member of the Christchurch Hospital Board and chairman of the Lincoln Domain Board. Mr. Wolfe has been secretary of the Baptist Church for some years. He was married in 1863 to a daughter of Mr. J. Adcock, of Shustock, near Coleshill, and has one son and three daughters.