Sangamon County IL Archives Biographies.....Connolly, James Austin 1843 - 
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Author: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary

CONNOLLY, James Austin, representative, was born in Newark, N. J., March 8, 
1843; son of William and Margaret (Maguire) Connolly. In 1850 he removed to 
Ohio where he was assistant clerk of the state senate, 1858-59. He was 
admitted to the Ohio bar in 1861 and the same year removed to Springfield, 
Ill. In 1862 he enlisted as a private in the 123rd Illinois volunteers, and 
was afterward captain, major and brevet lieutenant-colonel. He was a 
representative in the Illinois legislature 1872-76; was U.S. attorney for the 
southern district of Illinois 1876-85, and again 1889-93; and was appointed 
and confirmed solicitor of the treasury in 1886, but declined to serve. He was 
a Republican representative from the 17th Illinois district in the 54th and 
55th congresses, 1895-99, serving as a member of the judiciary committee, and 
declined to be a candidate for the 56th congress.

Additional Comments:
Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans.
Vol. I-X. Rossiter Johnson, editor. Boston MA: The Biographical Society. 1904.

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