Abram B. Olin

Born on September 21, 1808, in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont,[1] Olin attended the common schools, then graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1835, and read law in 1838.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Troy, New York from 1838 to 1856.[1] He was city recorder for Troy from 1844 to 1852.[1]

Olin was elected as a Republican from New York's 13th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 35th, 36th and 37th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1863.[2]

Olin was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1863, to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia), to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 12 Stat. 762.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 11, 1863, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on January 13, 1879, due to his retirement.[1]

Olin died on July 7, 1879, in the former community of Sligo (now part of Silver Spring), Maryland.[1] He was interred in the Danforth family lot adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.[2]

Olin was the son of Gideon Olin, a United States Representative from Vermont.[2] He was the cousin of Henry Olin, also a United States Representative from Vermont.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

• United States Congress. "Abram B. Olin (id: O000066)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Abram Baldwin Olin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.