Samuel Wallin
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Samuel Wallin, Mayor of Amsterdam, Congressman from New York
Samuel Wallin, Mayor of Amsterdam, Congressman from New York
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Born | July 31, 1856 Easton, Pennsylvania |
Died | December 1, 1917 (aged 61) Amsterdam, New York |
Occupation | American politician |
Samuel Wallin (July 31, 1856 – December 1, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Wallin moved with his parents to Amsterdam, New York, in 1864.
He attended the public schools and Amsterdam Academy. He engaged in the manufacture of carpets and rugs.
He served as alderman (1889–1892). He was the Mayor of Amsterdam, N.Y. (1900–1901) and a delegate to the 1916 Republican National Convention.
Wallin was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914.
He resumed his business activities in Amsterdam, where he died December 1, 1917. He was interred in Green Hill Cemetery.
Sources
- Samuel Wallin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Samuel Wallin at Find a Grave
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district 1913–1915 |
Succeeded by William B. Charles |
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