Edward Sylvester "The Only" Nolan (November 7, 1857 – May 18, 1913) was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher, outfielder, and third baseman.Although he was raised in Paterson, and the 1900 census shows his birthplace as New Jersey, both the 1870 and 1880 censuses indicate that he and his three older brothers (John, Mills and Michael) were born in Canada.
His parents were James and Mary Nolan, both born in Ireland.
He married Mary Coyle around 1882 and they had two children, Marguerita (born 1891) and Edward (born 1895).