William James Connell

U.S. Congressperson

1846 – 1924

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Who was William James Connell?

William James Connell was a Nebraska Republican politician.

Born in Cowansville, Quebec, he immigrated with his family to Schroon Lake, New York in 1857 and then moved to Vermont in 1862. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1867 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869.

He was the district attorney of the third judicial district of Nebraska from 1872 to 1876 and a city attorney for the city of Omaha from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to the Fifty-first United States Congress serving from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890. He returned to his job as Omaha's city attorney in 1892. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey on August 16, 1924 and is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha.

His son, Dr. Karl Albert Connell, invented the gas mask used by American troops during World War I.

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Born
Jul 6, 1846
Cowansville
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Omaha
  • Nebraska
Died
Aug 16, 1924
Atlantic City
Resting place
Prospect Hill Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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