John R. Connelly | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac D. Young |
| Succeeded by | Hays B. White |
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| Born | (1870-02-27)February 27, 1870 Mount Sterling, Illinois |
| Died | September 9, 1940(1940-09-09) (aged 70) Concordia, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Robert Connelly (February 27, 1870 – September 9, 1940) was aU.S. Representative fromKansas.
Born nearMount Sterling, Illinois, Connelly moved toThayer County, Nebraska, with his parents in 1883. He attended the common schools andSalina (Kansas) Normal University. He moved toThomas County, Kansas, in 1888, and homesteaded there in 1892. He began teaching school when nineteen years of age and became superintendent of schools for Thomas County 1894-1898. He was owner and editor of theColby Free Press from 1897 to 1919. He served as mayor of Colby and as a member of the city council. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1908 to theSixty-first Congress.
Connelly was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-third,Sixty-fourth, andSixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1919). On April 5, 1917, he was one of 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to theSixty-sixth Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1908, 1920, and 1928. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1924 to theSixty-ninth Congress. He engaged in the real-estate business atColby, Kansas. He died inConcordia, Kansas on September 9, 1940.[1] He was interred in Beulah Cemetery,Colby, Kansas.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 6th congressional district 1913-1919 | Succeeded by |
