Samuel Wallin


Samuel Wallin (July 31, 1856 – December 1, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Samuel Wallin
Samuel Wallin, Mayor of Amsterdam, Congressman from New York
BornJuly 31, 1856 (1856-07-31)
DiedDecember 1, 1917 (1918-01) (aged 61)
OccupationAmerican politician
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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.
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by
    John W. Dwight
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from New York's 30th congressional district

    19131915
    Succeeded by
    William B. Charles

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