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James Lawrence Connolly (c. 1909 – March 6, 1982) was a
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politician, who was elected to the
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in the 1970 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of
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as a member of the Liberals. He was chosen deputy speaker of the House of Assembly in December 1970 and became
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in November 1973. He retired from the legislature with the 1974 provincial election. Connolly was previously deputy mayor of Halifax, and served five terms as an alderman on
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. He operated his own plumbing business for 25 years.James Connolly obituary, ''Globe and Mail'', March 9, 1982.


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Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Speakers of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 1900s births 1982 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub