James A. Connolly
American politician
James A. Connolly
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Member of the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Illinois 's 17th district |
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In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
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Preceded by | Edward Lane |
Succeeded by | Ben F. Caldwell |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office
1872-1876 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
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1843-03-08
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March 8, 1843
Newark, New Jersey |
Died |
December 15, 1914
(1914-12-15)
(aged
71)
Springfield, Illinois |
Political party | Republican |
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James Austin Connolly (March 8, 1843 – December 15, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois .
Biography
James A. Connolly was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 8, 1843, into a family of Irish descent. [lower-alpha 1] He moved to Chesterville, Ohio , with his parents in 1850. He attended the common schools and Selby Academy, Chesterville. He served as assistant clerk of the State Senate in 1858 and 1859. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and practiced in Mount Gilead, Ohio . He moved to Charleston, Illinois , in 1861, where he was admitted to the bar.
After the outbreak of the American Civil War , Connolly enlisted in the Union Army as a private in the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry , in 1862 and was afterwards captain , major , and brevet lieutenant colonel .
Connolly served as member of the State house of representatives 1872-1876, after which he was appointed the United States attorney for the southern district of Illinois, serving from 1876 – 1885 and again from 1889 – 1893. He ran unsuccessfully for election in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. He was again nominated in 1888 but declined to run.
Connolly was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. He resumed the practice of law in Springfield, Illinois , where he died December 15, 1914. [2] He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery .
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- ↑ Moses, John, ed. (1896). Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Volume . Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company . pp. 484–486 . Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Major J. A. Connolly Dies in Springfield" . The Daily Journal-Gazette . Springfield, Illinois. International News Service. December 15, 1914. p. 1 . Retrieved December 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "James A. Connolly (id: C000697)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
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