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James Joseph Connolly (September 24, 1881 – December 10, 1952) was a Republican member of the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
for
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
. James Connolly was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
. He was a member of the Republican State committee, and served as financial secretary of the Republican city committee of Philadelphia. He was elected in 1920 as a Republican to the 67th and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 and 1936. After his term in Congress, he was engaged in the real-estate business, and Vice President of Philadelphia Transportation Co. and Transit Investment Corporation. He died on December 10, 1952, and was interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania Cheltenham Township is a home-rule township located in the southeast corner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders Philadelphia to the south and east, Abington Township and Jenkintown to the north, and Springfield Tow ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Connolly, James. J. 1881 births 1952 deaths Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Politicians from Philadelphia Businesspeople from Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives