William James Connell (b. 1846-d. 1924) was a Nebraska Republican politician. Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 16th 200,520 km² 340 km 690 km 0. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

He was born in Cowansville, Quebec on July 6, 1846. In 1857 he immigrated to Schroon Lake, New York and then to Vermont in 1862. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1867 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869. Cowansville is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, located on Lac Davignon 20km north of the U.S. border. ... Schroon is a town located in Essex County, New York. ... For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). ...

He was the district attorney of the third judicial district of Nebraska from 1872 to 1876 and a city attorney for the city of Omaha from 1883 to 1887. He was elected to the Fifty-first United States Congress serving from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890. He returned to his job as Omaha's city attorney in 1892. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey on August 16, 1924 and is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha. The Republican US Congress of 1890 was one of the most important congresses in American history. ... Motto: Nickname: Map Map of Atlantic City in Atlantic County Political Statistics Founded Sister Cities {{{sister cities}}} Incorporated March 1854 County Atlantic County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Bob Levy Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Water 44. ...

William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860–July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. ...

References

1. The Political Graveyard. Connell, William James. URL accessed on February 12, 2006
2. Congressional Bioguide. Connell, William James. URL accessed on February 12, 2006

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