Maurice Edward Connolly (June 22, 1880 - November 24, 1935) was the borough president of

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, from 1911 to 1928.

Biography

Born in

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, New York, he was the son of Maurice Connolly and Mary Jane Connolly. He was of Irish ancestry. He married Helen M. Connell and they had one child, Helen. He was a Democrat. Trained as a lawyer at

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, he was elected borough president of Queens in 1911, serving until his resignation in 1928. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, and 1924. His resignation as borough president in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal. In his criminal trial he was represented by attorney

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. In October 1928 he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city, and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500. Following an unsuccessful appeal, he served the prison sentence in 1930-31. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage, in

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, New York on November 24, 1935. His body was interred at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in

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, New York.

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