Daniel Ward Connolly | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Scranton |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Scranton |
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| Born | (1847-04-24)April 24, 1847 |
| Died | December 4, 1894(1894-12-04) (aged 47) |
| Party | Democratic |
Daniel Ward Connolly (April 24, 1847 – December 4, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1883 to 1885.
Daniel Connolly was born inCochecton,New York, and moved with his parents toScranton, Pennsylvania, in 1849. he attended the local schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1870. Connolly practiced law in Scranton.
He was elected president judge ofLackawanna County in 1878 but did not serve because the State supreme court held that there was no vacancy. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress in 1880.
In 1882, he was elected as a Democrat to the48th Congress (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). He was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884.
After serving in Congress, he was appointed postmaster of Scranton; he served from May 2, 1885 to March 29, 1889.
Connolly died in Scranton on December 4, 1894, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Scranton.
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