Edward T. Noland

Edward T. Noland
17th State Treasurer of Missouri
In office
1889 – (1890-03-12)March 12, 1890
GovernorAlbert P. Morehouse
Preceded byJames M. Seibert
Succeeded byLawrence Vest Stephens
Personal details
Born(1847-03-24)March 24, 1847
Hickman Mills, Kansas City, Missouri, US
DiedJune or July 1926 (aged 79)
Farmington, Missouri, US
PartyDemocratic

Edward T. Noland (March 24, 1847 – June or July 1926) was an American politician. He served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1889 until his resignation in 1890, due to an embezzlement scandal.

Biography

Noland was born on March 24, 1847, in Hickman Mills, Kansas City, Missouri. He attended a business college. In the early 1860s, he and his brothers crossed the Great Plains via wagon.[1] He clerked offices in Jackson County and was affiliated with the Kansas City Times. He clerked under treasurers Joseph Wayne Mercer, Elijah Gates, and James M. Seibert.[2]

A Democrat, Noland served as State Treasurer of Missouri beginning in 1889.[2] He was investigated in March 1890, after reports of him drinking alcohol and gambling surfaced. He was found to have embezzled $32,745.69 of funds.[3] Governor David R. Francis knew about Noland's action prior to the investigation, but did not reveal it, as part of an agreement with Noland.[4] After Noland's actions surfaced into the public eye, Francis suspended Noland as treasurer, claimed that he had embezzled more, then made him resign on March 12,[5] after which he was succeeded by Lawrence Vest Stephens.[6]

In his 1891 trial, Noland enlisted former Governor Charles Phillip Johnson as his lawyer, as well as his cousin, also named Charles. The jury sided 6-6 and were let out, which an article in The New York Times called "suspicious".[7] In 1892, he was found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to two years in prison.[8]

Following his term, Noland relocated to St. Louis. There, he worked as a businessman, travelling to England at one point for work. He later became a life insurance agent. He moved to Farmington c. 1901. His wife was Bessie E. Vaughn, who he married October 4, 1870 and had eight children with.[9] He fell ill in 1925, dying on June or July, 1926, aged 79, in Farmington.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ed T. Noland is Dead". The Examiner. 7 July 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Missouri State Past Treasurers - Edward T. Noland". treasurer.mo.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  3. ^ "An Open Letter". Franklin County Tribune. 20 February 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  4. ^ "GOV. FRANCIS AND NOLAND.: SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST MISSOURI'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE". The New York Times. 13 May 1891. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  5. ^ Barnes, Harper (2001). Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis. Missouri History Museum. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-883982-17-1.
  6. ^ Sampson, Francis Asbury (1996). Missouri Historical Review. State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 260.
  7. ^ "Gov. Francis Attacked: His Motives Implunged By Noland's Council. The Jury Disagrees as to the Guilt of Missouri's Defaulting Treasurer — Trying to Save the Men Who Took the Stolen Momey". The New York Times. 11 May 1891. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  8. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Noland to Noon". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  9. ^ "Death of Mr. Noland". News Tribune. 19 July 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
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