Edward Conolly (judge)

For people with a similar name, see Edward Connolly (disambiguation).

Conolly in c. 1892

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

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1881–1884	8th	Picton			Independent
1884–1887	9th	Picton			Independent

Conolly was born in Chichester, Sussex, England, on 31 August 1822,[1] and was the son of noted physician John Conolly.

He represented the Marlborough electorate of Picton in Parliament from 1881 to 1887, when he retired.[2]

He was the Minister of Justice 1882–1884 and Attorney-General 1883–1884.[3]

Notes

1. Bassett, Judith. "Edward Tennyson Conolly". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. Wilson 1985, p. 190.
3. Wilson 1985, p. 69.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

External links

• Mennell, Philip (1892). "Conolly, His Honour Edward Tennyson" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. p. 103 – via Wikisource.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Courtney Kenny	Member of Parliament for Picton 1881–1887	Constituency abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Dick	Minister of Justice 1882–1884	Succeeded by Joseph Tole
Preceded by Frederick Whitaker	Attorney-General 1883–1884	Succeeded by Robert Stout