William Henry Timlin (May 28, 1852 – August 21, 1916) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last ten years of his life.
He worked on his uncle's farm but got little formal education. His uncle died during his teenage years, and more hardship followed. He studied surveying and stenography and taught school to make money. At age 25, he was employed as a stenographer at the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.[2]
Timlin studied law under G. G. Sedgwick, and later H. G. and W. J. Turner, and was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1878. He practiced law in Kewaunee, where he also served as superintendent of the public schools. He later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he carried on his legal career.[1][2]
In 1906, he was elected to a newly created seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He did not run for re-election in 1916, but died four months before the end of his term.[2]
^Beck, J. D., ed. (1907). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 931. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
william, timlin, william, henry, timlin, 1852, august, 1916, american, lawyer, judge, justice, wisconsin, supreme, court, last, years, life, honorablejustice, wisconsin, supreme, courtin, office, january, 1907, august, 1916preceded, bynew, seatsucceeded, byfra. William Henry Timlin May 28 1852 August 21 1916 was an American lawyer and judge He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last ten years of his life The HonorableWilliam H TimlinJustice of the Wisconsin Supreme CourtIn office January 1 1907 August 21 1916Preceded byNew seatSucceeded byFranz C EschweilerPersonal detailsBornWilliam Henry Timlin 1852 05 28 May 28 1852Mequon WisconsinDiedAugust 21 1916 1916 08 21 aged 64 Milwaukee WisconsinResting placeCalvary CemeteryMilwaukee WisconsinSpousesCecelia L Arpin m 1880 died 1935 ChildrenWilliam Henry Timlin Jr b 1883 died 1934 Adah Ellen Frey b 1884 died 1940 Kathleen Adeline Rice b 1905 died 1985 Cecil Timlin died young ParentsEdward Timlin father Hannah Timlin mother RelativesThomas F Timlin 1st cousin Contents 1 Biography 2 Electoral history 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Mequon Wisconsin His father was an Irish American immigrant who had served as Treasurer of Washington County Wisconsin which then also included all of Ozaukee County 1 His mother died when he was six and his father who volunteered for the Union Army disappeared during the American Civil War Thus Timlin was raised from age nine by his uncle who was a farmer struggling with financial hardship 1 He worked on his uncle s farm but got little formal education His uncle died during his teenage years and more hardship followed He studied surveying and stenography and taught school to make money At age 25 he was employed as a stenographer at the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Kewaunee Wisconsin 2 Timlin studied law under G G Sedgwick and later H G and W J Turner and was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1878 He practiced law in Kewaunee where he also served as superintendent of the public schools He later moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin where he carried on his legal career 1 2 In 1906 he was elected to a newly created seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court He did not run for re election in 1916 but died four months before the end of his term 2 Electoral history editWisconsin Supreme Court Election 1906 3 Party Candidate Votes General Election April 1906 Nonpartisan William H Timlin 60 528 35 61 Nonpartisan James O Neill 51 848 30 51 Nonpartisan Allen R Bushnell 39 818 23 43 Nonpartisan H H Grace 16 419 9 66 Scattering 1 349 0 79 Plurality 8 680 5 11 Total votes 169 962 100 0 Notes edit a b c Berryman John R ed 1898 History of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin Vol 1 Chicago H C Cooper Jr p 541 a b c William H Timlin 1852 1916 Courts of Wisconsin Retrieved January 20 2020 Beck J D ed 1907 Part III Election statistics The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Report Madison Wisconsin State of Wisconsin p 931 Retrieved January 20 2020 External links editWilliam H Timlin at Find a Grave Legal offices New seat Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court1907 1916 Succeeded byFranz C Eschweiler nbsp This article about a Wisconsin politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in Wisconsin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William H Timlin amp oldid 1189175012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
