Lawrence J. Connery

Lawrence Joseph Connery (October 17, 1895 – October 19, 1941) was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.

Lawrence Joseph Connery
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office September 28, 1937 – October 19, 1941
Preceded by	William P. Connery Jr.
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Lane
Personal details
Born	October 17, 1895 Lynn, Massachusetts
Died	October 19, 1941(1941-10-19) (aged 46) Arlington, Virginia
Alma mater	St. Mary's College, Georgetown University Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1916; March 25, 1917 - March 24, 1919
Unit	Company A, 9th Massachusetts Infantry Company A, 101st Infantry Regiment 26th Division
Battles/wars	Mexican Expedition World War I France

Life and career

Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College, St. Mary's, Kansas.

He was employed as a reporter for The Lynn Item; served on the Mexican border in 1916 with Company A, 9th Massachusetts Infantry; served with Company A, Company A, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th 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 Company ship (1919–23). From 1923-37, he was secretary (chief administrative assistant) for 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.

Last years and death

Connery 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 from a heart attack in Arlington, Virginia on October 19, 1941, aged 46. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

External links

• United States Congress. "Lawrence J. Connery (id: C000693)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.