Felix Grundy McConnell

Who was Felix Grundy McConnell?

Felix Grundy Mcconnell was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Mcconnell moved with his parents to Fayetteville, Tennessee, in 1811. He received a limited education and became a saddler. He moved to Talladega, Alabama, in 1834. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Talladega, Alabama. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1838. He served in the State senate 1839-1843.

Mcconnell was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1843, until his death in Washington, D.C., September 10, 1846. He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery.