Mark Matthew Connelly | |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1879 |
Birth Place: | Galway, Ireland |
Death Place: | Palm Springs, California |
Office: | MLA for Omineca |
Term: | 1936–1945 |
Party: | British Columbia Liberal Party |
Residence: | Fraser Lake, British Columbia |
Spouse: | Mabel Ester Gilmour |
Mark Matthew Connelly (March 21, 1879 – May 5, 1955) was an Irish-born merchant and politician in British Columbia. He represented Omineca in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1936 to 1945 as a Liberal.
In 1913, he came to Enderby, British Columbia, where he operated a general store and hotel. In 1918, Connelly, a widower, married Mabel Ester Gilmour.[1] Connelly later moved to Fraser Lake, where he was involved in the lumber business and also owned a hotel. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1936 by-election held after Alexander Malcolm Manson resigned his seat to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. He was defeated by Edward Fraser Rowland when he ran for reelection in 1945.[2] Connelly served as whip for the Liberal-Conservative coalition in the assembly. He died on May 5, 1955, in Palm Springs, California, after retiring from business.[3] [4]