James Connolly (Australian politician)

The Honourable Sir James Connolly
Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
In office 12 June 1901 – 21 February 1914
Preceded by	Alexander Matheson
Succeeded by	Harry Millington
Constituency	North-East Province
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 21 October 1914 – June 1917
Preceded by	Walter Dwyer
Succeeded by	Robert Pilkington
Constituency	Perth
Personal details
Born	(1869-12-20)20 December 1869 Allora, Queensland, Australia
Died	12 February 1962(1962-02-12) (aged 92) London, England
Political party	Liberal

Sir James Daniel Connolly (2 December 1869 – 12 February 1962) was an Australian politician who served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1901 to 1914 and a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1914 to 1917, and served as a minister in the governments of Newton Moore and Frank Wilson. Connolly spent much of his later life in the United Kingdom, where he served as agent-general for Western Australia (1917 to 1923) and Malta (1929 to 1932).