American politician
Samuel Wallin
Samuel Wallin, Mayor of Amsterdam, Congressman from New York
Born July 31, 1856 (1856-07-31 ) Died December 1, 1917 (1918-01 ) (aged 61) Occupation American politician
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 .
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress