Michael Nicholas Nolan (May 4, 1833 – May 31, 1905) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York State from 1881 to 1883, and as

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, the state capital, from 1878 to 1883.

Biography

Nolan was born in

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. and immigrated to the United States at the age of ten. He attended the public schools in Albany. He studied with a local attorney but went to

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during the

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without attaining admission to the bar.

Career

In California, Nolan was employed on the

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system of

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and soon became manager. Nolan returned to Albany where he was a partner in a

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, became director of the National Savings Bank of Albany, and served as fire commissioner of Albany from 1869 to 1878.

Mayor of Albany

Elected as a Democrat, he was mayor of Albany from May 1878 to June 24, 1883, when he resigned.

Congress

Elected to the

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representing the Sixteenth District of New York, Nolan served from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883. After leaving Congress he continued his business activities, and served as Mayor of Albany again from 1882 to 1883.

Death

Nolan died in Albany on May 31, 1905 (age 72 years, 27 days). He is interred at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, New York.

References

External links

Michael Nicholas Nolan entry
at

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