Lawrence J. Connery
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Lawrence Joseph Connery was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.
Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts
on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College
, St. Marys, Kansas
.
He was employed as a reporter for The Lynn Item
; served on the Mexican border in 1916 with Company A, Ninth Massachusetts Infantry; served with Company A, One Hundred and First Regiment, Twenty-sixth 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 Co. liner 1919-1923; as a secretary (1923–1937) to 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
.
Began his political career when he 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 in Arlington, Virginia on October 19, 1941, aged 46.
He was interred in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts.
Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College
St. Mary's College, Kansas
Saint Mary's Academy and College is a religious school of the Society of St. Pius X located in St. Marys, Kansas, 25 miles west of Topeka.- St. Mary's College :...
, St. Marys, Kansas
St. Marys, Kansas
St. Marys is a city in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, approximately 20 miles west of Topeka on U.S. Route 24. The population was 2,198 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.
He was employed as a reporter for The Lynn Item
The Daily Item (Lynn)
The Daily Item is a six-day morning daily newspaper published in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. The newspaper has been locally owned by Hastings & Sons Publishing since converting to daily publication in 1877....
; served on the Mexican border in 1916 with Company A, Ninth Massachusetts Infantry; served with Company A, One Hundred and First Regiment, Twenty-sixth 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 Co. liner 1919-1923; as a secretary (1923–1937) to his brother, Congressman William Patrick Connery, Jr..
He graduated from Georgetown University Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in 1926; engaged in the office-supplies and printing business in 1934 in Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
.
Began his political career when he 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 in Arlington, Virginia on October 19, 1941, aged 46.
He was interred in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts.