Lawrence J. Connery
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Lawrence Joseph Connery | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district | |
| In office September 28, 1937 – October 19, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Connery Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1895 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 19, 1941 (aged 46) Arlington, Virginia |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's College, Georgetown University Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1916; March 25, 1917 - March 24, 1919 |
| Unit | Company A, 9th Massachusetts Infantry Company A, 101st Infantry Regiment 26th Division |
| Battles/wars | Mexican Expedition World War I France |
Lawrence Joseph Connery (October 17, 1895 – October 19, 1941) was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.
Life and career
[edit]Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College, St. Mary's, Kansas.
He was employed as a reporter for The Lynn Item; served on the Mexican border in 1916 with Company A, 9th Massachusetts Infantry; served with Company A, Company A, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division from March 25, 1917, until honorably discharged on March 24, 1919, with nineteen months service in France.
He went on to work as chief purser aboard a United Fruit Company ship (1919–23). From 1923-37, he was secretary (chief administrative assistant) for his brother, Congressman William Patrick Connery, Jr.
He graduated from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. in 1926; engaged in the office-supplies and printing business in 1934 in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Last years and death
[edit]Connery was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother, William. He was re-elected to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses and served from September 28, 1937 until his death from a heart attack[1] in Arlington, Virginia on October 19, 1941, aged 46. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "20 Oct 1941, Page 1 - The High Point Enterprise at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Lawrence J. Connery (id: C000693)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1895 births
- 1941 deaths
- Saint Mary's Academy and College alumni
- Politicians from Lynn, Massachusetts
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- Massachusetts National Guard personnel
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- 20th-century American legislators
- Catholics from Massachusetts