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]
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.