Patrick Nolan (politician)

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Patrick J. Nolan (March 17, 1881 - January 11, 1941) was mayor of Ottawa from 1934 to 1935.

He was born in Ottawa on St. Patrick's Day in 1881, the son of poor Irish parents. He worked as a clerk in a drug store, studied to become a pharmacist and opened his own drug store.

He owned several movie theatres in the city. He was first elected to city council in 1922.

He died of influenza in 1941, aged 59.

[edit] References

  • Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948), Dave Mullington (ISBN 978-1-897113-17-2)
Preceded by
John J. Allen
Mayor of Ottawa
1934-1935
Succeeded by
J. E. Stanley Lewis