Education
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Schenectady.
United States representative lawyer politician
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Schenectady.
He served as county judge of Schenectady County from January 17, 1840, to February 9, 1845. Linn was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-seventh Congress).
He died in Schenectady, New York, October 10, 1857.
Born in New York City, Linn was a member of the class of 1820 at Union College, Schenectady, New New York He served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1844.