Alfred Wallin

Alfred Wallin
Alfred Wallin
Chief Justice of North Dakota
	In office; 1901–1903
Preceded by	Joseph Bartholomew
Succeeded by	Newton C. Young
	In office; 1894–1896
Preceded by	Joseph Bartholomew
Succeeded by	Guy C. H. Corliss
Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
	In office; 1889–1902
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	John M. Cochrane
County Attorney of Nicollet County, Minnesota
County Attorney of Redwood County, Minnesota
Personal details
Born	February 12, 1836; New York
Died	January 9, 1923 (aged 86); Santa Monica, California

Alfred Wallin (February 12, 1836 – January 9, 1923) was an American judge who served one of the first three justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1902.

Background

Wallin was born in Gilbertsville^{[citation needed]} New York on February 212, 1836.^[1] His family lived in Michigan for several years and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1851. Wallin's father and two eldest brothers brought a tannery and formed the company of C.C. Wallin & Sons, Manufacturers and Dealers in Leather. Wallin apprenticed as a tanner and currier in the family business.^{[citation needed]}

Wallin received his legal education at the University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the Michigan Bar and the Illinois Bar in 1862. He served in the United States Army during the American Civil War in 1861 and 1862, reenlisted in 1864, and was mustered out in 1865.^[1]

Career

After the war, he moved to Minnesota and practiced law in St. Peter and then in Redwood County. He held the office of County Attorney in both Nicollet County and Redwood County. In 1883, he moved to Fargo, Dakota Territory, and practiced law until he was elected as one of the first three justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court at the age of 53. He was elected to a seven-year term and was reelected in 1896. Wallin declined renomination and retired at the end of his term on December 31, 1902, after having served roughly thirteen years and one month. After leaving the court, due to increasing deafness, Wallin did not resume his practice of law.^[1]

Personal life

Alfred Wallin and Ellen Gray Keyes were married on January 1, 1868, in Elgin, Illinois. While living in St. Peter, Minnesota the couple had two children. A daughter, Madeleine, was born on October 12, 1868, and a son died in infancy.^[2] Wallin died at the age 86 in Santa Monica, California on January 9, 1923.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Alfred Wallin". www.ndcourts.gov. North Dakota Court System. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Wallin Family Papers (State Historical Society of North Dakota)

External links

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[NDcourts-1] "Alfred Wallin". www.ndcourts.gov. North Dakota Court System. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[history1-2] Wallin Family Papers (State Historical Society of North Dakota)

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