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      • Michael Nicholas Nolan (May 4, 1833 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York State and Mayor of Albany, New York, the state capital.


      Biography


      Nolan was born in County Carlow, Ireland. 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 California during the Gold Rush without attaining admission to the bar.


      Career


      In California, Nolan was employed on the street railway system of San Francisco and soon became manager.
      Nolan returned to Albany where he was a partner in a brewery, became director of the National Savings Bank of Albany, and served as fire commissioner of Albany from 1869 to 1878. Elected as a Democrat, he was mayor of Albany from May 1878 to June 24, 1883, when he resigned.
      Elected to the 47th United States Congress 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


      United States Congress. "Michael N. Nolan (id: N000126)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
      Michael Nicholas Nolan entry at The Political Graveyard
      Michael N. Nolan at Find a Grave
      This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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