John Ignatius Nolan (January 14, 1874 – November 18, 1922) was an American iron molder and politician who represented a

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n district in the

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from 1913 to 1922.

Background

He was born in

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on January 14, 1874. He attended the

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and worked as an iron molder. He was a member of the

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of the city and county of San Francisco in 1911. In 1912, he was the secretary of the San Francisco Labor Council (he was a member of the Iron Molder's Union).

In Congress; death

Nolan was elected as a Republican to the

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as San Francisco's first labor congressman, a staunch progressive reelected to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1913, until his death. During the

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, he was the chairman of the

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, and during the 67th United States Congress, he was the chairman of the

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. He had been re-elected in 1922 to the

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before he died in San Francisco, California on November 18, 1922. He was interred at

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in Colma, California. After he died, his vacant position in Congress was taken by his wife,

Mae Nolan Mae Ella Nolan (September 20, 1886 – July 9, 1973) was an American politician who became the fourth woman to serve in the United States Congress, the first woman elected to Congress from California, the first woman to chair a Congressional ...

References

* 1874 births 1922 deaths American Roman Catholics Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California) San Francisco Board of Supervisors members Moldmakers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California {{California-Representative-stub

Background

In Congress; death

See also

References