Alexander Lee Nicol (March 13, 1895 – July 22, 1967) was an American political figure on the state level who served as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly during its 1949–50 session.[1][2]
Born in the small Wisconsin city of Sparta,[3] he served as an officer in the United States Army during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.[4][5]
As a member of Robert M. La Follette's Progressive Party, he was clerk of Monroe County from 1921 to 1939 and, after joining the Republican Party, a member of the Assembly from 1939 to 1950.[6]
Alex Nicol died in his hometown of Sparta at the age of 72.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Alex L. Nicol, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ 1970 Wisconsin Blue Book. SPEAKERS OF THE WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY, 1848–1969
- ^ "Nicol, Alex L." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ Alexander L. Nicol. Office of the Adjutant General of the United States Army. 1920. p. 767. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ Killen, Eric J. Wisconsin Army National Guard. "1st Lt. Alexander L. Nicol" (1918 photograph of Nicol in uniform)
- ^ "Wisconsin: State Assembly, 1940s". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ The Laws of Wisconsin, Volume 1, pages 513–14 (Joint resolution of the Wisconsin State Assembly in memoriam of former speaker Alexander Lee Nicol who died on Saturday, July 22, 1967)
- ^ Alexander Nicol at Ancient Faces
- ^ Alex Nicol obituary (La Crosse Tribune, July 24, 1967)