The senior member from Dubuque county, the Hon. Thomas F. Nolan, is a native of Ireland, born in County Kilkenny, in December, 1838. His parents emigrated to America when he was 10 years old, living the first two years in the new country, in Pennsylvania. In 1850 they removed to the town of Dubuque, where they resided two years, then moved on to a farm. For four or five years young Nolan acted as carrier, clerk and collector, for the Express and Herald. After this he joined his father on the farm in Table Mound township, and he has lived there ever since. He is one of the most progressive farmers of the county and has always taken an active interest in all the public affairs. Mr. Nolan has had a rich and varied experience in travel, having at one time made the trip from the state of Washington to Minnesota on horseback. Aside from his farming interests he has invested in southern and western real estate, having owned a ranch on the Pacific coast with his brother, and taking charge of the same after his brother's demise. Mr. Nolan belongs to the married contingent of the assembly, his marriage occurring in 1869. Locally he has been honored with all the principal offices of his township, assessor, clerk, and school director. Two years ago his democratic friends decided that he was the man to represent them and the county in the house, and accordingly nominated and elected him to the position. So well appreciated were his services that he was re-elected last fall, and succeeds himself to the same office. Dubuque county will be democratic in both senate and house this year. Last session Mr. Nolan served on the committees on retrenchment and reform, agriculture, animal industry, Institution for Feeble-Minded, elections, and congressional districts.

The senior member from Dubuque county, the Hon. Thomas F. Nolan, is a native of Ireland, born in County Kilkenny, in December, 1838. His parents emigrated to America when he was 10 years old, living the first two years in the new country, in Pennsylvania. In 1850 they removed to the town of Dubuque, where they resided two years, then moved on to a farm. For four or five years young Nolan acted as carrier, clerk and collector, for the Express and Herald. After this he joined his father on the farm in Table Mound township, and he has lived there ever since. He is one of the most progressive farmers of the county and has always taken an active interest in all the public affairs. Mr. Nolan has had a rich and varied experience in travel, having at one time made the trip from the state of Washington to Minnesota on horseback. Aside from his farming interests he has invested in southern and western real estate, having owned a ranch on the Pacific coast with his brother, and taking charge of the same after his brother's demise. Mr. Nolan belongs to the married contingent of the assembly, his marriage occurring in 1869. Locally he has been honored with all the principal offices of his township, assessor, clerk, and school director. Two years ago his democratic friends decided that he was the man to represent them and the county in the house, and accordingly nominated and elected him to the position. So well appreciated were his services that he was re-elected last fall, and succeeds himself to the same office. Dubuque county will be democratic in both senate and house this year. Last session Mr. Nolan served on the committees on retrenchment and reform, agriculture, animal industry, Institution for Feeble-Minded, elections, and congressional districts.

The Dubuque county member from outside the city is the Hon. Thos. F. Nolan. He was born in the latter part of December, 1838. in county Kilkenny, in the south of Ireland. When his parents emigrated to America he was a lad of 10 years, and of course accompanied them. They lived in Wesmoreland county, Pennsylvania, for two years, but caught the western fever, then so strong in the east, and in the fall of 1850 came to Dubuque. They lived in the city for a couple of years. The young boy secured a position as office boy of the Express and Herald under the management of Merritt & Jones. Young Nolan started his newspaper career as a carrier of the Herald. He afterward became a clerk in the business office and a collector around town. In 1854, when his father moved to Vernon township, he went with him, and also after a few years to the farm in Table Mound township, where he has since lived. Being one of the energetic farmers of his section and always taking an interest in public matters, it was but natural that his fellow citizens should choose him to hold various positions. He has held all the leading positions in his township, assessor, clerk and school director. Besides farming, Mr. Nolan has occupied himself with other matters and has dealt extensively in real estate in the south and west, making various investments. For several years, with his brother, he owned a ranch on the Pacific coast, and after his brother's death he spent a couple of years out there taking care of it before disposing of it. He has traveled a great deal over the country and has rode on horseback from the state of Washington to Minnesota. Mr. Nolan was married in 1869.