William I. Nolan

Infobox_Lt_Governor
name= William Ignatius Nolan


caption=
order= 24th
state=Minnesota
office=Lt. Governor
term_start= 1925
term_end= 1929
governor= Theodore Christianson
predecessor= Louis L. Collins
successor= Charles Edward Adams
birth_date= birth date|1874|5|14|mf=y
birth_place= Saint Paul, Minnesota
death_date= death date and age|1943|8|3|1874|5|14|mf=y
death_place= Winona, Minnesota
party= Republican
profession= lecturer, politician
spouse= Matea E. Solem (1894)
footnotes=

William Ignatius Nolan (May 14, 1874 – August 3, 1943), was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Nolan served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota National Guard 1891 – 1896 He was member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1903 – 1907, 1911 – 1913, and 1917 – 1923, serving as speaker 1919 – 1923. He was Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 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 and 72nd congress and served from June 17, 1929, to March 3, 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 August 3, 1943, at Winona, Minnesota.

References

* [http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/lt_gov/ltgov_20.htm Minnesota Historical Society]
* [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14180 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]