William H. Timlin
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William Henry Timlin was an American
United States
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 jurist.

Born in Mequon, Wisconsin
Mequon, Wisconsin
Mequon is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It had a population of 21,823 at the 2000 census, and an estimated population of 23,739 in July 2009...

, he worked on a farm and studied surveying, stenography and taught school. He studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1878. He practiced law in Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
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 and later in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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. He served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court
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from 1907 until his death.
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