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.
24-711: Wallin , alternatively Wahlin , is a surname of Swedish origin and may refer to: Alfred Wallin (1836–1923), American judge Bianca Wallin (1909–2006), Swedish artist Christer Wallin , former freestyle swimmer from Sweden Carl E. Wallin (1879-1968), Swedish-American artist Carl Georg August Wallin (1893-1978), Swedish artist (mariner painter) Cissi Wallin David Wallin (1876–1957), Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin , Swedish photographer and an artist Georg August Wallin (1811–1852), Finnish orientalist Harald Wallin (1887–1946), Swedish sailor who competed in
48-537: A North Dakota politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biography of a state judge in North Dakota is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gilbertsville, New York Gilbertsville is a village in Otsego County , New York , United States. The population was 399 at the 2010 census. The village is in the town of Butternuts and is west of Oneonta . Gilbertsville
72-586: A century's worth of weather history in the Upper Susquehanna Rivershed, documenting flooding on the lower Susquehanna River . The study found that no significant flooding occurred in the areas drained by the Butternut Creek and the Unadilla River during times of damaging floods on the lower Susquehanna River. The combination of all these efforts was rewarded when deauthorization of funding for
96-454: A spot called Cope's Corners. This dam was to flood the valley behind it, including the village of Gilbertsville, to create a three-mile long lake. Residents had been watching in horror over the years as communities in the nearby Catskills had become victims of similar projects and had vowed not to let it happen to their small village. The dam project, originally proposed prior to World War I , met with very strong local opposition every time it
120-826: A tanner and currier in the family business. 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. After the war, he moved to Minnesota and practiced law in St. Peter and then in Redwood County . He held
144-495: A total of 194 individual structural inventory reports plus reports for each cemetery, park, bridge and five additional structures just outside the village incorporation. The committee wrote a sixteen-page pamphlet describing the importance of the Historic District, its setting and architecture, including photographs, and presented it to the congressional committee considering funding of the project. The same committee analyzed
168-628: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alfred Wallin Wallin was born in Gilbertsville New York on February 212, 1836. 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
192-528: Is located at 42°28′10″N 75°19′16″W / 42.46944°N 75.32111°W / 42.46944; -75.32111 (42.469492, −75.320980). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ), all land. Gilbertsville is located on New York State Route 51 (Marion Avenue) and is also served by County Highways 4 (Cliff Street and Bloom Street) and 8 (Vale Street). Gilbertsville
216-517: Is located by the Butternut Creek. As of the census of 2000, there were 375 people, 164 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 374.0 inhabitants per square mile (144.4/km ). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 195.5 per square mile (75.5/km ). The racial composition of the village was 96.27% White , 0.80% African American , 0.80% aboriginal American , 0.27% Asian , and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of
240-753: The 1908 Summer Olympics Homer N. Wallin (1893–1984), Vice Admiral in the United States Navy J. E. Wallace Wallin (1876–1969), American psychologist and author Jesse Wallin , retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1839), Swedish minister, orator, poet and Archbishop of Uppsala Sweden. Lars Wallin , Swedish fashion designer Lotta Wahlin , Swedish professional golfer Magdalena Forsberg (born as Magdalena Wallin), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete Magnus Wallin , Swedish video artist Niclas Wallin , Swedish professional ice hockey player Nils Wallin (1904–1987), Swedish canoer who competed in
264-1116: The 1936 Summer Olympics Otto Wallin , Swedish professional boxer Oscar Wallin Pamela Wallin , former Canadian television journalist and diplomat Per Henrik Wallin (1946- 2005) Swedish jazz pianist and composer. Peter Wallin , professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Rickard Wallin , Swedish professional ice hockey centre Rolf Wallin , Norwegian composer, trumpeter and avant-garde performance artist Samuel Wallin (1856–1917), U.S. Representative from New York Stefan Wallin , Finnish minister in Matti Vanhanen's Cabinet Ulf Wallin , Swedish classical violinist Winston Wallin Wallin Family , American family of traditional ballad singers See also [ edit ] Wollin Wolin [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
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#1732931280631288-442: The surname Wallin . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wallin&oldid=1169646429 " Categories : Surnames Swedish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
312-663: The United States Senator from Florida, also named Abijah Gilbert . According to the article "Goliath Met David on the Banks of the Butternut Creek," by Leigh C. Eckmair, for much of the 20th century, the Village of Gilbertsville lived under threat of destruction by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ’ flood control project. A dam of the Upper Susquehanna Rivershed Project was to be built on the lower Butternut Creek at
336-403: The average family size was 2.88. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18 years, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males. The median income for a household in
360-486: The complete Upper Susquehanna River Shed Project was proposed to Congress in 1979, and the threat of the construction of the dams was removed. The National Register of Historic Places recognition of the entire village of Gilbertsville as a Historic District was awarded in May 1983. In September 2003, a weathervane of a standing aboriginal American, Uncas , from 1902 created by J.L. Mott Company of New York City, which stood atop
384-534: The court, due to increasing deafness , Wallin did not resume his practice of law. 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. Wallin died at the age 86 in Santa Monica , California on January 9, 1923. This article about
408-518: The design, building and renovation of many attractive village structures. As a result, a number of architectural scholars became involved in protesting the dam project which would destroy this legacy. From that effort came the suggestion that several structures in the center of the village be nominated to the new Department of the Interior 's National Register of Historic Places . It was hoped that National Register recognition would afford some protection for
432-541: 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
456-411: The population. There were 164 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 years living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were composed of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and
480-460: The project. A locally-organized protest began to call attention to the negative aspects of the project on a state and federal level. The protest was very active from the 1950s through the 1970s. During this time, several important studies of Gilbertsville and Butternut Valley architecture were compiled. These studies called attention to the fact that a number of well known architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries had been responsible for
504-459: The village was $ 39,000, and the median income for a family was $ 46,667. Males had a median income of $ 33,750 versus $ 26,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 19,119. About 3.2% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. The village was the first settlement in the town, named after landowner Abijah Gilbert of Nuneaton, England, father of
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#1732931280631528-482: The village, on the state and federal level, from the proposed dams. The Committee for the Historic Preservation of Gilbertsville was formed to work with the N.Y. State Office of Parks and Recreation and to prepare nominations, documentation and photographs. Consultants came to inspect the nominated properties and saw that other structures and sites in the village were equally worthy of nomination. The suggestion
552-419: Was made that the entire village be inventoried as a complete Historic District and that the recognition of the entire village as an Historic District would be even more powerful protection from the dams. The committee called on the community for help with the expanded project and was not disappointed. Over seven years the full committee of 19 volunteer researchers, typists, ' gofers '," and photographers prepared
576-496: Was reintroduced. Delayed due to World War I and the Great Depression , the project was reintroduced in 1935 following a flood which did millions of dollars of damage to communities in eight southern tier counties in upstate New York. Funding was appropriated, but the project was delayed because of World War II . In the early 1950s, the Village of Gilbertsville was again endangered when the U.S. Congress reauthorized funding for
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