Michael N. Nolan
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Michael Allen Nicholas (May 4, 1833 – May 31, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from New York State as well as mayor of Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

, New York's capital. He was born in County Carlow, Ireland.

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000126 documents that he immigrated to the United States at the age of ten; attended the public schools in Albany; and later went to California during the gold rush without finishing a law degree. In California, he was employed on the street railway system of San Francisco and soon became manager. He returned to Albany where he worked as a brewer, became director of the National Savings Bank of Albany, and served as fire commissioner of Albany 1869-1878. He was mayor of Albany from May 1878 to June 24, 1883 and served in the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). After his stint in public office, he continued his business activities and died in Albany on May 31, 1905. He is now interned at St. Agnes Cemetery
St. Agnes Cemetery
St. Agnes Cemetery, established in 1867, is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated for the religious and charitable purposes of the Roman Catholic Church through the burial and memorialization of the faithful departed. Located in Menands, New York, St. Agnes is one of the Capital Regions most active...

, Menands, New York
Menands, New York
Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand...

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