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John Joseph Connolly, PC , OBE , QC , Ph.D , LL.D (October 31, 1906 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian 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.
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.
A law professor, Connolly was appointed to the Canadian Senate as a Liberal by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent on June 12, 1953. 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 Senator until his own retirement in 1981.
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