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    Nolan, William Ignatius "W.I."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1903-08 (District 42); House 1911-14 (District 43); House 1917-24 (District 33)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 5/14/1874
    Birth Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota
    Birth County: Ramsey
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 8/3/1943
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: W.I.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Humoristic Lecturer

    EDUCATION

    St. Paul Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
    Minneapolis Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: Minnesota National Guard; 1891 to 1896
    State Lieutenant Governor: Minnesota; 01/06/1925 to 06/1929
    U.S. Representative: 5th Congressional District, Minnesota; 06/17/1929 to 03/03/1933 [Elected]
    State Legislative Staff: Minnesota House of Representatives (Chief Clerk of the House); 1939 to 1940
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission; 1942 to 08/03/1943 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Matea E. Solem (married in 1894)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Republican Party.

    He won a special election to the United States House of Representatives in 1929.

    He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1932 and an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1934, 1936, and 1938.

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    Total Days Served: 6580

    SESSIONS SERVED

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 33
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/5/1925
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 33
    Elected: 11/2/1920
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/4/1921 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 33
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/3/1921
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lecturer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Banks and Banking (Chair)
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 33
    Elected: 11/7/1916
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lecturer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Reorganization of State Government
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Telephones and Telegraph
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    38th Legislative Session (1913-1914)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43
    Elected: 11/5/1912
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/1913 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lecturer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Banks and Banking
    • Cities
    • Elections
    • General Legislation
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • Rules and Joint Rules (Chair)
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    37th Legislative Session (1911-1912)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Humoristic Lecturer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Corporations Other Than Municipal
    • Crimes and Punishment
    • Education
    • Municipal Legislation
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • State and Other Libraries
    • State Normal Schools
    • Tri-County (Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties)
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    35th Legislative Session (1907-1908)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/6/1906
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/4/1909
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Humoristic Lecturer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Compensation of Public Officials
    • Insurance
    • Labor and Labor Legislation
    • Municipal Legislation (Chair)
    • Public Lands
    • Reapportionment
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    34th Legislative Session (1905-1906)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/8/1904
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1905 to 1/7/1907
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Humoristic Lecturer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Hospitals for Insane
    • Labor and Labor Legislation (Chair)
    • Soldiers Home
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    33rd Legislative Session (1903-1904)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/4/1902
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/2/1905
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Humoristic Lecturer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Corporations Other Than Municipal
    • Labor and Labor Legislation
    • State Normal Schools
    • Taxes and Tax Law
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Kibiger, M. "Perks of the Job. 1919 Speaker Given 'Unusually Lavish' Gift." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, February 9, 2001, p. 4, 31.

    Nolan, William Ignatius. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

    W. I. (William Ignatius) Nolan. Biographical Information from the Minnesota Historical Society's Governors of Minnesota


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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