James Connolly (Australian politician)

Sir James Daniel Connolly (2 December 1869 – 12 February 1962) was an Australian politician who served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1901 to 1914 and a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1914 to 1917, and served as a minister in the governments of Newton Moore and Frank Wilson. Connolly spent much of his later life in the United Kingdom, where he served as agent-general for Western Australia (1917 to 1923) and Malta (1929 to 1932).

The Honourable
Sir James Connolly
Member of the Legislative Council
of Western Australia
In office
12 June 1901  21 February 1914
Preceded byAlexander Matheson
Succeeded byHarry Millington
ConstituencyNorth-East Province
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
21 October 1914  June 1917
Preceded byWalter Dwyer
Succeeded byRobert Pilkington
ConstituencyPerth
Personal details
Born(1869-12-20)20 December 1869
Allora, Queensland, Australia
Died12 February 1962(1962-02-12) (aged 92)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
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