Joseph Octave Nolin (1866 – December 1925[1]) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituencies of Athabasca and Île-à-la-Crosse. He was the only representative of the former electoral district of Athabasca, which existed from 1908 until 1917. From 1917 until 1925 he represented the riding of Île-à-la-Crosse.[2]
He was born in Bottineau, North Dakota, the son of Joseph Nolin and Marianne Gaudry. The family later moved to Manitoba. Joseph and his brother Norbert settled in Battleford, Saskatchewan. Nolin was fluent in French, English and Cree.[3] 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[1] in Regina.[3]
Joseph Nolin was one of Saskatchewan's first Metis MLA's.[4]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.