Michael Connelly (New Zealand politician)
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 9 March 1936 – 8 March 1950 | |
Appointed by | Michael Joseph Savage |
Personal details | |
Born | Kakaramea, New Zealand | 29 April 1887
Died | 30 October 1970 Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 83)
Political party | Labour Party |
Relations | Mick Connelly (son) |
Children | 5 |
Michael Connelly
Biography
Early life and career
Connelly was born in
He was a director of the Grey River Argus, the first following it becoming a Labour Party newspaper.[3] He was a member of first the Westland and later Wellington Labour Representation Committee.[4]
Political career
Connelly unsuccessfully contested the
He was still a railway officer (i.e. a civil servant) when he was appointed to the Legislative Council on 9 March 1936 by the first Labour Government,[7] hence a special act, the Michael Connelly Appointment Validation Act 1936 (technically a private act) had to be passed to validate his appointment.[8] His term ended on 8 March 1943, and he was reappointed the following day for another seven years. When his second term ended on 8 March 1950, the first National Government was in power and he was not reappointed.[7] From 1948 until the end of his term in 1950, he was Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council.[9] He later sought the Labour nomination at the 1953 North Dunedin by-election but was not selected.[10]
He was a Dunedin City Councillor 1944–1947 and 1950–1959. He was chairman of the council's water committee.[2] He unsuccessfully contested the Dunedin mayoralty in 1956, losing to Citizens candidate Len Wright.[11] He was chairman of the Otago League of Local Bodies and also an executive member the South Island Local Bodies Association. From 1947 to 1959 he was president of the Dunedin Savings Bank and was also president of the Associated Savings Banks of New Zealand.[2]
He was also a member of the Dunedin Regional Planning Authority and on the board of the Otago Museums Trust.[2] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[12]
Later life and death
In the
Connelly died in Christchurch on 30 October 1970 and was buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.[14] He was survived by his three daughters and two sons, his wife having predeceased him.[2]
His son, Mick Connelly, was a Labour Party MP and cabinet minister. Another son, G. J. Connelly, was New Zealand's Deputy Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Local body elections". Otago Daily Times. No. 23494. 7 May 1938. p. 22. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mr M. Connelly Dies, Aged 83". Otago Daily Times. 31 October 1970.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, pp. 278.
- ^ Gustafson 1980, pp. 155.
- ^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Another Ballot?". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 84. 9 April 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 151.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 146.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 169.
- ^ "North Dunedin By-election - Six Seeking Labour Candidacy". The Press. Vol. LXXXIX, no. 27200. 18 November 1953. p. 10.
- ^ "Four Mayors of Southern Cities Defeated". The New Zealand Herald. 19 November 1956. p. 2.
- ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 42053". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 11 June 1960. p. 4016.
- ^ "Cemetery details". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
References
- ISBN 0-19-647986-X.
- ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.