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Harold Connolly | |
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| 15thPremier of Nova Scotia | |
| In office 14 April 1954 – 29 September 1954 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Alistair Fraser |
| Preceded by | Angus L. Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Henry Hicks |
| MLA forHalifax North | |
| In office 2 March 1936 – 28 July 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Benjamin Isnor |
| Succeeded by | John E. Ahern |
| Senator for Halifax North, Nova Scotia | |
| In office 28 July 1955 – 14 May 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Joseph Connolly (1901-09-08)8 September 1901 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 17 May 1980(1980-05-17) (aged 78) |
| Party | Liberal |
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| Profession | Editor, journalist |
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15thpremier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born inSydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph Connolly and Annie Duffield. He was educated at St. Mary's College. As a newspaperman, he worked for theHalifax Chronicle before serving as editor of theDaily Star.
He was first elected to theNova Scotia House of Assembly in a 1936 by-election as aLiberal inHalifax North afterGordon Benjamin Isnor was elected to the House of Commons. He was appointed to cabinet in 1941 as Minister of Industry and Publicity. He served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 1945 to 1950, when he became Minister of Public Health. When PremierAngus L. Macdonald died in 1954, Connolly became the province's premier and the Liberal Party'sinterim leader. He stood for the full-time job in the1954 leadership convention, but was defeated byHenry Hicks whenProtestant delegates formed a united front to prevent the election of Connolly, a Catholic. The move caused a severe religious split within the party, which contributed to its defeat two years later at the hands ofRobert Stanfield'sProgressive Conservatives.
Connolly retired from provincial politics in 1955 when he was elevated to theSenate of Canada for the Halifax North, Nova Scotia division on 28 July 1955 following nomination by Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent. He served until his resignation on 14 May 1979.
Connolly was a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and the Canadian Officers' Training Corps from 1940 to 1945.
He married Catherine Burns in 1928; with whom he had 1 daughter, Catherine. He married Vivian Martel after the death of his first wife. He had five more children, Maureen, Dennis, David, Sharon and Patricia. Connolly's daughterSharon Carstairs has gone on to have a prominent political career as leader of theManitoba Liberal Party and, subsequently, a Liberal senator before retiring from politics in 2011.[1]
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