William Henry Timlin (May 28, 1852 – August 21, 1916) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last ten years of his life.
The Honorable William H. Timlin | |
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| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1907 – August 21, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Franz C. Eschweiler |
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| Born | William Henry Timlin May 28, 1852 Mequon, Wisconsin |
| Died | August 21, 1916 (aged 64) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Relatives | Thomas F. Timlin (1st cousin) |
Biography edit
Born in Mequon, Wisconsin. His father was an Irish American immigrant who had served as Treasurer of Washington County, Wisconsin, which then also included all of Ozaukee County.[1] His mother died when he was six, and his father, who volunteered for the Union Army, disappeared during the American Civil War. Thus Timlin was raised, from age nine, by his uncle, who was a farmer struggling with financial hardship.[1]
He worked on his uncle's farm but got little formal education. His uncle died during his teenage years, and more hardship followed. He studied surveying and stenography and taught school to make money. At age 25, he was employed as a stenographer at the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.[2]
Timlin studied law under G. G. Sedgwick, and later H. G. and W. J. Turner, and was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1878. He practiced law in Kewaunee, where he also served as superintendent of the public schools. He later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he carried on his legal career.[1][2]
In 1906, he was elected to a newly created seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He did not run for re-election in 1916, but died four months before the end of his term.[2]
Electoral history edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 1906 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | William H. Timlin | 60,528 | 35.61% | ||
| Nonpartisan | James O'Neill | 51,848 | 30.51% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Allen R. Bushnell | 39,818 | 23.43% | ||
| Nonpartisan | H. H. Grace | 16,419 | 9.66% | ||
| Scattering | 1,349 | 0.79% | |||
| Plurality | 8,680 | 5.11% | |||
| Total votes | 169,962 | 100.0% | |||
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Berryman, John R., ed. (1898). History of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. Vol. 1. Chicago: H. C. Cooper, Jr. p. 541.
- ^ a b c "William H. Timlin (1852-1916)". Courts of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 931. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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