Jeremiah Connolly
Jeremiah Connolly (1875 – 2 October 1935) was an Independent Member of Parliament for Mid-Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Early life
Connolly was born in Geraldine in 1875 and educated at Hilton School. He was a farmer. In 1902 Connolly purchased the Raukapuka Estate, which he sold in 1919. He then acquired the Langley Estate at Rakaia.
During World War I Connolly was a member of the National Efficiency Board (1914–18) and of various patriotic societies.[1]
Member of Parliament
Jeremiah Connolly represented the Mid-Canterbury electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1931 until his death in 1935.
Independent
Connolly stood as an Independent Coalition Liberal in support of the United/Reform Coalition in the 1931 election and was successful.[2]
Death
He collapsed and died in a taxi-cab in Wellington, when going from Parliament to his hotel. He was stated to have had heart problems.[3]
References
- ^ A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, edited by G.H. Scholefield, Volume 1 page 172, 1940, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.
- ^ See Wilson (Wilson, James Oakley (1985), The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer ). But Wood (Wood, G. Antony (ed.) (1996), Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament, Dunedin, [N.Z.]: Otago University Press, ISBN 1-877-13300-0 ) p. 88 described Connolly as a 'Liberal', and Dick Habershon (Habershon, Richard G. (1958), A Study in Politics: 1928-31 [M.A. - University of Auckland] [Appendix p.xx]) noted him as United in 1928; and as a 'Liberal Coalitionist' in 1931.
- ^ The Press (Christchurch) Thursday 3 October 1935 page 10e.
Further reading
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- "Our people: Laetitia Lucy and Jeremiah Connolly", Ashburton Guardian, 15 November 2006 p.7.
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- Habershon, Richard G. (1958), A Study in Politics: 1928-31 [M.A. - University of Auckland]
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985), The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer
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- Wood, G. Antony (ed.) (1996), Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament, Dunedin, [N.Z.]: Otago University Press, ISBN 1-877-13300-0
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Connolly, Jeremiah |
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New Zealand politician |
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1875 |
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2 October 1935 |
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