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John I. Nolan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1913 – November 18, 1922
Preceded byEveris A. Hayes
Succeeded byMae E. Nolan
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
In office
March 6, 1911 – January 8, 1912
Preceded byJohn P. McLaughlin
Personal details
Born
John Ignatius Nolan

(1874-01-14)14 January 1874
San Francisco, California
Died18 November 1922(1922-11-18) (aged 48)
San Francisco, California
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Progressive
Union Labor

John Ignatius Nolan (January 14, 1874 – November 18, 1922) was an American iron molder and politician who represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives for five terms from 1913 to 1922. He was elected to a sixth consecutive term but died before the start of the new Congress.

He was succeeded in office by his wife, Mae Nolan.

Background

He was born in San Francisco, California on January 14, 1874. He attended the public schools and worked as an iron molder. An active member of the Union Labor Party,[1] he was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by Mayor P. H. McCarthy in 1911.[2] He ran for re-election that year, but was narrowly defeated.[3] In 1912, he was the secretary of the San Francisco Labor Council (he was a member of the Iron Molder's Union).

Congress

In 1912, Nolan was elected as a Bull Moose Republican[4][5] to the 63rd United States Congress.[6] San Francisco's first labor congressman in eight years, he was a staunch progressive reelected to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1913, until his death. During the 66th United States Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents, and during the 67th United States Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Labor.

Death and burial

The Nolans' grave at Holy Cross Cemetery

He had been re-elected in 1922 to the 68th United States Congress before he died in San Francisco, California on November 18, 1922. He was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.

After he died, his vacant position in Congress was taken by his wife, Mae Nolan.

Electoral history

1912 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan 27,902 52.3
Democratic Stephen V. Costello 18,516 34.7
Socialist E. L. Requin 6,962 13.0
Total votes 53,380 100.0
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)
1914 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan (Incumbent) 53,875 83.3
Socialist Mads Peter Christensen 7,366 11.4
Prohibition Frederick Head 3,410 5.3
Total votes 64,651 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
1916 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan (Incumbent) 59,333 84.7
Socialist Charles A. Preston 6,708 9.6
Prohibition Frederick Head 4,046 5.8
Total votes 70,087 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
1918 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan (Incumbent) 40,375 87
Socialist Thomas F. Feeley 6,032 13
Total votes 46,407 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
1920 United States House of Representatives elections in California[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan (Incumbent) 50,274 81.8
Socialist Hugo Ernst 10,952 18.2
Total votes 61,226 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
1922 United States House of Representatives elections in California[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan (Incumbent) 49,414 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Union Labor plans big Saturday night". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco. 17 August 1911. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "John I. Nolan, Good Citizen, Enters the Public Service". The San Francisco Bulletin. San Francisco. 7 March 1911. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Election results in San Francisco". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco. 8 November 1911. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Mission caps climax of Bull Moose fervor". The San Francisco Bulletin. San Francisco. 5 November 1912. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's votes help to swell primary total". The San Francisco Bulletin. San Francisco. 3 September 1912. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ^ "California Union Labor's representative in Congress". The Sacramento Star. Sacramento. 11 November 1912. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ 1920 election results
  8. ^ 1922 election results
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 5th congressional district

1913–1922
Succeeded by