Abram B. Olin

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Abram Baldwin Olin (born September 21, 1808 in Shaftsbury , Vermont , † July 7, 1879 in Sligo , Maryland ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1857 and 1863 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Gideon Olin was his father.

Career

Abram Baldwin Olin was born and raised in Shaftsbury, Bennington County , about four years before the outbreak of the British-American War . During this time he attended community schools and then graduated in 1835 at Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ). He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and then began practicing in Troy . Between 1844 and 1852 he worked as a recorder in the City of Troy. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1856 for the 35th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Russell Sage on March 4, 1857 . He was re-elected twice in a row and then retired from the after 3 March 1863 Congress of.

On March 11, 1863 appointed him President Abraham Lincoln to associate judge ( associate justice ) at the New York Supreme Court for the District of Columbia - a position which he held until his resignation on 13 January 1879th He died on July 7, 1879 near Sligo in Montgomery County and was then buried on the Danforth family's parcel, which is adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Williamstown.

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SURNAME Olin, Abram B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olin, Abram Baldwin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Shaftsbury , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1879
Place of death near Sligo , Maryland