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) |
| 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 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
- United States Congress. "Samuel Wallin (id: W000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- People from Amsterdam, New York
- 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 from New York (state)
- 19th-century American legislators
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