Famous People with Name Rolland

Rolland Fisher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rolland Fisher: was a minister and evangelist who actively promoted the temperance movement. He was Executive Secretary of the Kansas Prohibition Party in 1948-1950, was State Chairman of the party in 1962-1968, was Vice-Chairman of the Prohibition National Committee in 1963-1967, and was the Prohibition Party candidate for Vice-President of the Untted States in 1968.

Rolland Mays Stiles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rolland Mays Stiles: was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1930 to 1933. Born in Ratcliff, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed, and was 9-14 with an earned run average of 5.92 in his three seasons. Rollie attended Southeastern State Teachers College. His first game in the major leagues was on June 19, 1930, and his last game was October 1, 1933. Stiles' nicknames when playing baseball were "Leapin' Lena", "Lena", and "Rollie", all typical of how he signed autographs for baseball fans.

Rolland W. "Rollie" Redlin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rolland W. "Rollie" Redlin: is a former U.S. Representative from North Dakota, who served between 1965 and 1967. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 1963 and later returned to serve again from 1973 until his retirement in 2000, as Senate President Pro Tempore 1987

Rolland Dion            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rolland Dion: is the mayor of Saint-Raymond, Quebec. He is a former Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman by career.He won the riding of Portneuf in the 1979 federal election and was re-elected there in 1980. Dion was defeated by Marc Ferland of the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.

Jean-Damien Rolland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Damien Rolland: was a Canadian manufacturer, municipal politician, and legislative councillor of Quebec. From 1872 to 1876, he was a member of the town council of Hochelaga. From 1876 to 1879, he was the mayor. After the annexation of Hochelaga to Montreal in 1882, he became a member of the Montreal City Council serving until 1892. In 1896, he was called to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Salaberry. He served until his death in 1912.

Jean-Baptiste Rolland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Baptiste Rolland: was a Canadian printer, bookseller, businessman, and politician. In 1861, he was elected to the Montreal City Council for the East Ward and served until 1867. He was re-elected in 1871 and served until 1875. He was called to the Senate of Canada in 1887 for the senatorial division of Mille Isles on the advice of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. A Conservative, he served barely five months until his death in 1888. His son-in-law was Raymond Préfontaine.