Joseph Octave Nolin (1868 – December 1925[1]) was a Canadian provincial politician and one of Saskatchewan's first Metis MLAs.[2]
Joseph Nolin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Athabasca | |
| In office 1908–1917 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Île-à-la-Crosse | |
| In office 1917–1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Octave Nolin 1868 Bottineau, Dakota Territory |
| Died | December 1925 Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Saskatchewan |
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 edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Census 1901 Data for Joseph Nolin". Métis National Council Historical Online Database. University of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ a b Meota History Book Committee (1980). Footsteps in time : Meota, Prince, Wing, Russell, Fitzgerald, Vyner, St. Michael, Jackfish Creek, Ness, Lavigne, Cochin, Murray Lake, Scentgrass, Glenrose, Moosomin, Saulteaux, Metinota. pp. 366–67. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Minnehaha Co-op. Women's Auxiliary (1979). Tales and trails of the following school districts : Blackfoot, Daysville, Lake Russell, Minnehaha, Parkdale, Picnic Lake, 1893-1978. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-03-15.[permanent dead link]
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