Laurence Connolly

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Laurence Connolly (1833 – 4 March 1908)The Times, 7 March 1908 was an Irish entrepreneur and politician.

Connolly was born in Louth.The Times, 4 December 1885 He worked for a time in his family's fruit merchant business in Dublin, before moving to Liverpool and setting up a similar business there. He later became a property developer.The Times, 7 March 1908

He became active in Liverpool politics as a representative of the Irish Nationalist Party, becoming a member of Liverpool City Council. He was a personal friend of the party leader, Charles Stewart Parnell, who persuaded him to run for Parliament in South Longford, for which he was elected in 1885.The Times, 7 March 1908 In 1888, he resigned his seat, citing ill-health.The Times, 28 April 1888 There are no recorded contributions by him in the House of Commons.

He died in New Brighton in 1908.The Times, 7 March 1908