Edward Conolly (judge)

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Edward Tennyson Conolly (31 August 1822 – 8 November 1908) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician and judge.

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Conolly was born in Chichester, Sussex, England, on 31 August 1822,{{DNZB|title=Edward Tennyson Conolly|first= Judith|last= Bassett|id=2c29|accessdate=23 April 2017}} and was the son of noted physician John Conolly.

He represented the Marlborough electorate of Picton in Parliament from {{NZ election link year|1881}} to 1887, when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=190}}

He was the Minister of Justice 1882–1884 and Attorney-General 1883–1884.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=69}}