When William Earl Olin was born on 9 January 1876, in Evergreen Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, his father, Charles T. Olin, was 43 and his mother, Sally Maria Dickinson, was 29. He married Bessie Bennett on 14 October 1899, in Montcalm, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Day Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 25 June 1930, in Stanton, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.
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After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Jewish (from Ukraine): from Ukrainian olin ‘stag’. This name is either ornamental or represents a calque of Yiddish personal name Hirsch .
Swedish: variant of Ohlin .
French: from a shortened form of the personal name Odolin, a pet form of an ancient Germanic compound name with the first element odal ‘inherited property, fortune’.
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