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PETER A. NOLAN
ETER A. NOLAN was born in the state of New York, forty-four years
ago, and owns and operates the splendid 100-acre farm located West
1/2 D, Second Concession, Cornwall Township. He is a patron
of the Farmers' Choice Cheese Factory, Tyotown.
He has a splendidly stocked farm, including
a herd of 22 cattle, 5 horses, 10 swine and
over 50 fowl. Mr. Nolan's farm annually
yields 20 acres of grain, 25 acres of hay, 7 acres
of corn, 100 bushels of potatoes and 30 barrels
of apples.
Mr. Nolan has been farming for upwards of twenty-five years, has
been a patron of the Cornwall Cheese Board for twenty-one years and is now
and has been for some years salesman for the Tyotown Cheese Factory. He
delivers daily to the factory, during the season, 600 pounds of milk. He has been
a regular exhibitor and prize winner in cheese and apples at the Cornwall Fair.
Mr. Nolan is one of the most popular and prominent farmers in the County
of Stormont and Glengarry, having served in the County Council as Reeve, Deputy
Reeve and Councillor of Cornwall Township. He is at present Reeve of Cornwall
Township, being elected by a large majority last January. He has been a director
of the Cornwall Agricultural Society for some years.
Mr. Nolan's father's name was John Nolan and his mother's maiden name
Mary Brennan. He married Catherine McDonald and has five sons and four
daughters. In religion he is a Roman Catholic and since taking up his residence
in Canada has become a naturalized Canadian.
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