James Connolly (Australian politician)
Sir James Connolly | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
| In office 12 June 1901 – 21 February 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Matheson |
| Succeeded by | Harry Millington |
| Constituency | North-East Province |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 21 October 1914 – June 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Dwyer |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pilkington |
| Constituency | Perth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1869 Allora, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 12 February 1962 (aged 92) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
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).