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Olin, Henry

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1767 in Rhode Island. He was elected to the general assembly of Rhode Island in 1799, and, excepting four years, continued to serve in that capacity until 1825. He was an associate judge of the Addison county court from 1801 to 1806; and was chief judge of said court in 1807, and from 1810 to 1824. He was chosen a representative in congress to fill a vacancy in 1824. and was also, at one time, lieutenant-governor of the state. He died in 1837 in Salisbury, Vt.

OLIN, MRS. JULIA MATILDA (LYNCH), author, was born Dec. 14, 1814, in New York city. She was the author of Words of the Wise; Four Days in July; Curious and Useful Questions on the Bible; and The Perfect Light. She died May 1, 1879, in New York city. a

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