Alex L. Nicol Explained

Alexander Lee Nicol (March 13, 1895  - July 22, 1967) was an American political figure on the state level who served as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly during its 1949–50 session.^{[1] [2]}

Born in the small Wisconsin city of Sparta,^[3] he served as an officer in the United States Army during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.^{[4] [5]}

As a member of Robert M. La Follette's Progressive Party, he was clerk of Monroe County from 1921 to 1939 and, after joining the Republican Party, a member of the Assembly from 1939 to 1950.^[6]

Alex Nicol died in his hometown of Sparta at the age of 72.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alex L. Nicol, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2013-06-17.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=_ccqAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA680 1970 Wisconsin Blue Book. SPEAKERS OF THE WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY, 1848–1969
3. Web site: Nicol, Alex L.. Political Graveyard. 2013-06-17.
4. Book: Alexander L. Nicol. 767 . 1920 . Office of the Adjutant General of the United States Army. 2013-06-17.
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=uwovBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA68 Killen, Eric J. Wisconsin Army National Guard. "1st Lt. Alexander L. Nicol" (1918 photograph of Nicol in uniform)
6. Web site: Wisconsin: State Assembly, 1940s. Political Graveyard. 2013-06-17.
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=5_NOAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA513 The Laws of Wisconsin, Volume 1, pages 513–14 (Joint resolution of the Wisconsin State Assembly in memoriam of former speaker Alexander Lee Nicol who died on Saturday, July 22, 1967)
8. http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/alexander-nicol/55072692 Alexander Nicol at Ancient Faces
9. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/84055372/ Alex Nicol obituary (La Crosse Tribune, July 24, 1967)