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
Born	July 31, 1856 (1856-07-31) Easton, Pennsylvania
Died	December 1, 1917 (1918-01) (aged 61) Amsterdam, New York
Occupation	American 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.

External links

• Samuel Wallin at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress