Daniel W. Connolly
Daniel Ward Connolly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Daniel Connolly was born in Cochecton, New York, and moved with his parents to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1849. he attended the local schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1870. Connolly practiced law in Scranton.
He was elected president judge of Lackawanna County in 1878 but did not serve because the State supreme court held that there was no vacancy. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress in 1880.
In 1882, he was elected as a Democrat to the 48th Congress. He was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884. After serving in Congress, he was appointed postmaster of Scranton; he served from May 2, 1885 to March 29, 1889.
Connolly died in Scranton on December 4, 1894, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Scranton.
