Samuel Wallin
Samuel Wallin | |
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 Samuel Wallin, Mayor of Amsterdam, Congressman from New York | |
| Born | July 31, 1856 |
| Died | December 1, 1917 (aged 61) Amsterdam, New York |
| Occupation | American politician |
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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 . 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[]
- United States Congress. "Samuel Wallin (id: W000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links[]
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- 1856 births
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- Politicians from Easton, Pennsylvania
- People from Amsterdam, New York
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- New York (state) Republicans
- American people of Swedish descent
- Mayors of places in New York (state)
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- Burials in New York (state)
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
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