Abram Baldwin Olin (September 21, 1808 – July 7, 1879) was a United States representative from New York and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Abram B. Olin
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
In office
March 11, 1863 – January 13, 1879
Appointed byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded bySeat established by 12 Stat. 762
Succeeded byAlexander Burton Hagner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byRussell Sage
Succeeded byJohn B. Steele
Personal details
Born
Abram Baldwin Olin

(1808-09-21)September 21, 1808
Shaftsbury, Vermont
DiedJuly 7, 1879(1879-07-07) (aged 70)
Sligo, Maryland
Resting placeWest Lawn Cemetery
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Parents
RelativesHenry Olin
EducationWilliams College
read law

Early life

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Olin was born on September 21, 1808, in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont,[1] Olin was a youngers son of Gideon Olin, a United States representative from Vermont, and his second wife, Lydia Myres Pope Olin.[2] He was the cousin of Henry Olin, also a United States Representative from Vermont.[citation needed]

Olin attended the common schools, then graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1835, and read law in 1838.[1]

Career

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He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Troy, New York from 1838 to 1856.[1] He was city recorder for Troy from 1844 to 1852.[1]

Congressional service

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Olin was elected as a Republican from New York's 13th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 35th, 36th and 37th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1863.[2]

Federal judicial service

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Olin was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1863, to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia), to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 12 Stat. 762.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 11, 1863, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on January 13, 1879, due to his retirement.[1] He was succeeded by Alexander Burton Hagner.[3]

Personal life

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After being ill for several weeks, Olin died on July 7, 1879, at his residence near Sligo in Montgomery County, Maryland (now part of Silver Spring).[4] He was interred in the Danforth family lot adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Abram Baldwin Olin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ a b c United States Congress. "Abram B. Olin (id: O000066)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ^ "JUDGE OLIN'S SUCCESSOR". The New York Times. 27 January 1879. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Ex-JUDGE ABRAHAM B. OLIN". The New York Times. 8 July 1879. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th congressional district

1857–1863
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 12 Stat. 762
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
1863–1879
Succeeded by