Patrick J. "Paddy" Nolan (March 17, 1881 – January 11, 1941) was mayor of

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from 1934 to 1935.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) He was born in Ottawa on St. Patrick's Day in 1881, the son of poor

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parents. He worked as a clerk in a drug store, studied to become a

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and opened his own drug store. He owned several movie theatres in the city. Nolan was first elected to city council in 1922. He died of

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in 1941, aged 59.

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*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington () Businesspeople from Ontario Mayors of Ottawa Canadian people of Irish descent Deaths from influenza Infectious disease deaths in Ontario 1881 births 1941 deaths {{Ottawa-stub