Michael Nicholas Nolan (May 4, 1833 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York State as well as mayor of Albany, New York's capital. He was born in County Carlow, Ireland.
Nolan immigrated to the United States at the age of ten; attended the public schools in Albany; and later went to California during the gold rush without finishing a law degree. In California, he was employed on the street railway system of San Francisco and soon became manager. He returned to Albany where he worked as a brewer, became director of the National Savings Bank of Albany, and served as fire commissioner of Albany 1869-1878. He was mayor of Albany from May 1878 to June 24, 1883 and served in the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883). He was reelected mayor and continued his business activities. Nolan died in Albany on May 31, 1905 and is interned at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, New York.
| Preceded by John Mosher Bailey |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th congressional district March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded by Thomas J. Van Alstyne |