William I. Nolan

American politician

William Ignatius Nolan


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district
In office July 17, 1929 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Walter Newton
Succeeded by	Theodore Christianson
24th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office January 6, 1925 – June 1929
Governor	Theodore Christianson
Preceded by	Louis L. Collins
Succeeded by	Charles Edward Adams
34th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1919–1925
Preceded by	Ralph J. Parker
Succeeded by	John A. Johnson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1903-1907 1911-1913 1917-1923

Personal details
Born	(1874-05-14)May 14, 1874 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1943(1943-08-03) (aged 69) Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Matea E. Solem (m. 1894)
Profession	lecturer, politician

William Ignatius Nolan (May 14, 1874 – August 3, 1943) was a politician from the U.S. State of Minnesota. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nolan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and served in the Minnesota National Guard from 1891 to 1896.

He was member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1903 to 1907, 1911–1913, and 1917–1923, serving as speaker from 1919–1923. He was Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1925–1929. Nolan was the chairman of the Minnesota Reforestation Commission in 1927.

Nolan was elected as a Republican to the 71st congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter Newton. Nolan was reelected to the 72nd congress and served from June 17, 1929, to March 4, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the 73rd congress and continued to be an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1934, 1936, and 1938. Nolan resumed his profession as a lecturer. He was elected State railroad and warehouse commissioner in 1942 and served until his death in Winona, Minnesota.

References

Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

United States Congress. "William I. Nolan (id: N000128)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Party political offices
Preceded by Louis L. Collins	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1924, 1926, 1928	Succeeded by John H. Hougen
Political offices
Preceded by Louis L. Collins	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1925 – 1929	Succeeded by Charles Edward Adams
Preceded by Ralph J. Parker	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1919 – 1925	Succeeded by John A. Johnson
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Walter Newton	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district 1929 – 1933	Succeeded by At large on a General ticket: Henry M. Arens, Ray P. Chase, Theodore Christianson, Einar Hoidale, Magnus Johnson, Harold Knutson, Paul John Kvale, Ernest Lundeen, Francis Shoemaker

Lieutenant governors of Minnesota

v t e Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Territorial (1849–1857)	Furber Ames Ludden Day Taylor Norris Gardner Furber
State (since 1857)	Watrous Bradley Coggswell Benson Sherwood Benson Armstrong Wakefield Farmer Davidson J. Merriam Hall Kinyon Gibbs Gilman Fletcher Gibbs W. Merriam Graves Champlin Lee Van Sant Jones Dare Dowling Babcock Clague L. Johnson Rockne Dunn Rines Flowers Parker Nolan J. Johnson Swenson Munn G. Johnson Barker Hall Hartle A. Johnson Chilgren Duxbury Dirlam Sabo Searle Norton Sieben Jennings Norton Vanasek Long Anderson Carruthers Sviggum Anderson Kelliher Zellers Thissen Daudt Hortman

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota

Districts 1–8 (active)
1st district	Territorial Delegate, 1849–1858 Sibley Rice Kingsbury 1863–1933 Windom Wilkinson Dunnell While T. Wilson Dunnell Harries Tawney Anderson Furlow Christgau 1935–present Andresen Quie Erdahl Penny Gutknecht Walz J. Hagedorn Finstad
2nd district	1863–1933 Donnelly E.M. Wilson Averill Strait Poehler Strait Wakefield Lind McCleary Hammond Ellsworth Clague 1935–present Ryan O'Hara Nelsen T. Hagedorn Weber Minge Kennedy Kline Lewis Craig
3rd district	1873–1933 Averill King Stewart Washburn Strait MacDonald D. Hall O. Hall Heatwole Davis Andresen 1935–present Lundeen Teigan Alexander Gale Gallagher MacKinnon Wier MacGregor Frenzel Ramstad Paulsen Phillips
4th district	1883–1933 Washburn Gilfillan Rice Snider Castle Kiefer Stevens Van Dyke Keller Maas 1935–present Maas Starkey Devitt McCarthy Karth Vento McCollum
5th district	1883–1933 Nelson Comstock Halvorson Fletcher Lind Fletcher Nye Smith Lundeen Newton W. Nolan 1935–present Christianson D. Johnson Youngdahl Judd Fraser Sabo Ellison Omar
6th district	1893–1933 Baldwin Towne Morris Buckman Lindbergh H. Knutson 1935–present H. Knutson Marshall Olson Zwach R. Nolan Weber Sikorski Grams Luther Kennedy Bachmann Emmer
7th district	1893–1933 Boen Eddy Volstead O. Kvale P. Kvale 1935–present P. Kvale Andersen Langen Bergland Stangeland Peterson Fischbach
8th district	1903–1933 Bede Miller Carss Larson Carss Pittenger 1935–present Pittenger Bernard Pittenger Blatnik Oberstar Cravaack R. Nolan Stauber

Districts 9–10 and statewide general ticket (obsolete)
9th district	1903–33 Steenerson Wefald Selvig 1935–63 Buckler Hagen C. Knutson Langen
10th district	1915–33 Schall Goodwin
General ticket	1858–63 Cavanaugh Phelps Windom Aldrich 1913–15 Manahan 1933–35 Arens Chase Christianson Hoidale Johnson H. Knutson P. Kvale Lundeen Shoemaker

Minnesota's delegation(s) to the 71st–72nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

71st	Senate: ▌H. Shipstead (FL) ▌T. Schall (R)	House: ▌H. Knutson (R) ▌W. Newton (R) ▌F. Clague (R) ▌O. Kvale (FL) ▌A. Andresen (R) ▌G. Goodwin (R) ▌M. Maas (R) ▌C. Selvig (R) ▌V. Christgau (R) ▌W. Pittenger (R) ▌W. Nolan (R) ▌P. Kvale (FL)
72nd	Senate: ▌H. Shipstead (FL) ▌T. Schall (R)	House: ▌H. Knutson (R) ▌F. Clague (R) ▌A. Andresen (R) ▌G. Goodwin (R) ▌M. Maas (R) ▌C. Selvig (R) ▌V. Christgau (R) ▌W. Pittenger (R) ▌W. Nolan (R) ▌P. Kvale (FL)