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[[Image:John Joseph Connelly.jpg|thumb|150px|Hon. John Connolly]]
[[Image:John Joseph Connelly.jpg|thumb|150px|Hon. John Connolly]]
'''John Joseph Connolly''', [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (October 31, 1906 – July 25, 1982) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Parliament of Canada|parliamentarian]].
'''John Joseph Connolly''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OBE|QC}} (October 31, 1906 – July 25, 1982) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Parliament of Canada|parliamentarian]].


Born in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], he graduated from the [[University of Ottawa]] in 1927. He received a Doctorate of Philosophy from the [[University of Notre Dame]]. He studied law at [[Université de Montréal]] and was called to the [[Quebec bar]] and the [[Ontario bar]]. He was a [[Queen's Counsel]].
John Joseph Connolly was born in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], and he graduated from the [[University of Ottawa]] in 1927. He received a Doctorate of Philosophy from the [[University of Notre Dame]] and also taught at the university for some time. He studied law at [[Université de Montréal]] and was called to the [[Quebec bar]] and the [[Ontario bar]]. He was a [[Queen's Counsel]].


During [[World War II]], he was the executive assistant to [[Angus Lewis Macdonald]], [[Minister of National Defence for Naval Services]]. He was made an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] for his work.
During [[World War II]], he was the executive assistant to [[Angus Lewis Macdonald]], [[Minister of National Defence for Naval Services]]. In 1944, he played a pivotal role in the dismissal of [[Percy W. Nelles|Vice-Admiral Percy W. Nelles]], the highest-ranking officer in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].
<ref name=Mayne>Mayne, Richard Oliver (1999). ''[http://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/34/ Behind the scenes at Naval Service headquarters: Bureaucratic politics and the dismissal of Vice-Admiral Percy W. Nelles (John Joseph Connolly)]'' (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University</ref> He was made an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] for his work during the war.


A law professor, Connolly was appointed to the [[Canadian Senate]] as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] by [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Louis St. Laurent]] on June 12, 1953. In 1964, he was appointed to the [[Canadian Cabinet|Cabinet]] by [[Lester Pearson]] becoming [[Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate]] and [[Minister without portfolio]]. He served as government leader until 1968 when Pearson retired and remained a Senator until his own retirement in 1981.
A law professor, Connolly was appointed to the [[Senate of Canada]] as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] by [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Louis St. Laurent]] on June 12, 1953. From 1961 to 1964, he served as the federal party's president. In 1964, he was appointed to the [[Canadian Cabinet|Cabinet]] by [[Lester Pearson]] becoming [[Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate]] and [[Minister without portfolio]]. He served as government leader until 1968 when Pearson retired and remained a Ssnator until his own retirement in 1981.


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite news|title=John Joseph Connolly Led Government in Senate|date=July 26, 1982|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}
* {{cite news|title=John Joseph Connolly Led Government in Senate|date=July 26, 1982|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Parlbio|ID=757}}
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=626}}
* [http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=103880&lang=eng John Joseph Connoly fonds (R3806)] at [[Library and Archives Canada]]


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Latest revision as of 13:03, 11 May 2024

Hon. John Connolly

John Joseph Connolly PC OBE QC (October 31, 1906 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian parliamentarian.

John Joseph Connolly was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and he graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1927. He received a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and also taught at the university for some time. He studied law at Université de Montréal and was called to the Quebec bar and the Ontario bar. He was a Queen's Counsel.

During World War II, he was the executive assistant to Angus Lewis Macdonald, Minister of National Defence for Naval Services. In 1944, he played a pivotal role in the dismissal of Vice-Admiral Percy W. Nelles, the highest-ranking officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. [1] He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his work during the war.

A law professor, Connolly was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Liberal by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent on June 12, 1953. From 1961 to 1964, he served as the federal party's president. In 1964, he was appointed to the Cabinet by Lester Pearson becoming Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate and Minister without portfolio. He served as government leader until 1968 when Pearson retired and remained a Ssnator until his own retirement in 1981.

References

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  1. ^ Mayne, Richard Oliver (1999). Behind the scenes at Naval Service headquarters: Bureaucratic politics and the dismissal of Vice-Admiral Percy W. Nelles (John Joseph Connolly) (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University
  • "John Joseph Connolly Led Government in Senate". The Globe and Mail. July 26, 1982.
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Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Liberal Party of Canada
1961–1964 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Leader of the Government in the Senate of Canada
1964–1968 		Succeeded by
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