Paul V. Nolan (November 5, 1923 – June 25, 2009) was an American physician, veteran, statesman, Hamilton County Commissioner, and one term in the

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Legislature. He was married to Anne Nolan. Nolan Elementary School in

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was named after him.

Early life

Nolan was born in

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. He graduated from Mars Hill Junior College and the two-year medical program at

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. He graduated from medical school at the

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. While in the military, he received a Master's in Public Health from the

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Military service

During WWII, he served in the U.S. Navy at

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, N.C., and then served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the

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. After Berkeley, he served as a Preventive Medicine Officer in the

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in Virginia.

Later career

He moved to Signal Mountain in 1959 when he accepted the position of medical director for E.I. DuPont of Chattanooga. Dr. Nolan was a member of the Hamilton County Quarterly Court from 1966 until 1978, and served as a state representative to the 86th

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from 1969 to 1970, representing the sixth district. His political party affiliation was

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. He served four terms on the County Commission, serving the Signal Mountain/Red Bank area from 1982 until 1998. He died of liver cancer and was interred at

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References

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