Alfred Wallin
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United States
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judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1902.
Background
Alfred C. Wallin was born in Gilbertsville, New YorkGilbertsville, New York
Gilbertsville is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 375 at the 2000 census. The village is named after its founder, and early landowner Abijah Gilbert of Nuneaton, England, father of the eponymous United States Senator from Florida.The Village of Gilbertsville...
. His family lived in Michigan for a number of years and moved to Chicago 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.
Wallin received his legal education at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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. He was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1862 and also the Illinois Bar. He served in the United States Army
United States Army
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in 1861 and 1862, reenlisted in 1864, and was mustered out in 1865.
Career
After the war he moved to MinnesotaMinnesota
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and practiced in St. Peter and then in Redwood. He held the office of County Attorney in both Nicollet and Redwood Counties. In 1883, he moved to Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
, Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
, and practiced law until elected as one of the first three justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court. He received a seven-year term and was reelected in 1896. Wallin retired at the end of his term on December 31, 1902, after having served approximately 13 years.
Personal life
Alfred Wallin married Ellen Gray Keyes on January 1, 1868 in Elgin, IllinoisElgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
. They had two children while living in St. Peter, Minnesota
St. Peter, Minnesota
St. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,196 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nicollet County.St...
. The daughter, Madeleine, was born on October 12, 1868 and the son died in infancy. Alfred Wallin died at age 86 in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
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