William I. Nolan

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William I. Nolan

William Ignatius Nolan (born May 14, 1874 in Saint Paul , Minnesota , †  August 3, 1943 in Winona , Minnesota) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1933 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1877, William Nolan moved to Minneapolis with his parents . There he attended public schools. Between 1891 and 1896 he served in the Minnesota National Guard , National Guard of the State. He was also known as a reciter and humorist. Nolan chose a political career and became a member of the Republican Party . From 1903 to 1923 he sat several times as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota , whose speaker he was between 1919 and 1923 as the successor to Ralph J. Parker .

From 1925 to 1929, Nolan served as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. So he was Deputy Governor Theodore Christianson . In that capacity he was also chairman of the Minnesota Reforestation Commission in 1927. After the resignation of Congressman Walter Newton , who had been appointed private secretary to President Herbert Hoover , in 1929, Nolan was elected to the US House of Representatives in the by-election in the fifth constituency of Minnesota. After re-election in 1930, he was able to exercise his mandate in Washington, DC until March 3, 1933. During this time, the 20th amendment to the constitution was passed, which shortened the time between the congressional or presidential elections and the beginning of the respective terms of office.

In the 1932 election, William Nolan lost to Magnus Johnson . In 1934, 1936 and 1938 he applied unsuccessfully to nominate his party for the respective congressional elections. In the meantime he worked again as a reciter. In 1942 he was appointed Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner for the Minnesota State Government. He held this post until his death on August 3, 1943.

Web links

  • William I. Nolan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Nolan, William I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nolan, William Ignatius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1943
Place of death Winona , Minnesota