William James Connell

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This article is about the Nebraska Congressman. For the Pennsylvania Congressman, see William Connell (Pennsylvania).

William James Connell (b. 1846-d. 1924) was a Nebraska Republican politician.

He was born in Cowansville, Quebec on July 6, 1846. In 1857 he immigrated to Schroon Lake, New York and then to Vermont in 1862. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1867 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869.

He was the district attorney of the third judicial district of Nebraska from 1872 to 1876 and a city attorney for the city of Omaha from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to the Fifty-first United States Congress serving from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890. He returned to his job as Omaha's city attorney in 1892. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey on August 16, 1924 and is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha.

Preceded by John A. McShane (D)

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891

Succeeded by William Jennings Bryan (D)

[edit] References

1. The Political Graveyard. Connell, William James. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.
2. Congressional Bioguide. Connell, William James. Retrieved on February 12, 2006.

• This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard.
• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.