Joseph Nolin Explained

Joseph Nolin
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for
Athabasca
Birth Name:Joseph Octave Nolin
Birth Date:1868
Death Date:December 1925
Party:Liberal Party of Saskatchewan
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for
Île-à-la-Crosse
Termstart:1908
Termend:1917
Termend1:1925
Termstart1:1917
Birth Place:Bottineau, Dakota Territory
Death Place:Regina, Saskatchewan

Joseph Octave Nolin (1868  - December 1925[1]) was a Canadian provincial politician and one of Saskatchewan's first Metis MLAs.[2]

He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituencies of Île-à-la-Crosse and Athabasca, the latter only existing from 1908 to 1917—making Nolin the only representative of the former electoral district. From 1917 until 1925 he represented the riding of Île-à-la-Crosse.[3]

Life

He was born to Joseph Nolin and Marianne Gaudry in Bottineau, Dakota Territory; however, the family later moved to Manitoba. Joseph and his brother Norbert settled in Battleford, Saskatchewan. Nolin was fluent in French, English and Cree.[4]

In 1891, he married Marie Villeneuve. Nolin was a farmer and rancher at Meota and Jackfish Lake. He worked on the construction of Saskatchewan Highway 4 and served as captain for the Battleford Steam Ferry until a bridge was built across the North Saskatchewan River.

He died in office[5] in Regina.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2021-04-03.
  2. Web site: Census 1901 Data for Joseph Nolin. dead. https://archive.today/20120717055039/http://tomcat.sunsite.ualberta.ca/MNC/Census1901.jsp?recordId=5655&recordTypeRaw=90120CE. 2012-07-17. 2012-03-15. Métis National Council Historical Online Database. University of Alberta.
  3. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
  4. Book: Footsteps in time : Meota, Prince, Wing, Russell, Fitzgerald, Vyner, St. Michael, Jackfish Creek, Ness, Lavigne, Cochin, Murray Lake, Scentgrass, Glenrose, Moosomin, Saulteaux, Metinota . 366–67 . Meota History Book Committee . 1980 . 2012-03-15.
  5. Book: Tales and trails of the following school districts : Blackfoot, Daysville, Lake Russell, Minnehaha, Parkdale, Picnic Lake, 1893-1978 . 35 . Minnehaha Co-op. Women's Auxiliary . 1979 . 2012-03-15 .