Born in Corona, Queens, New York City, Maurice E. Connolly was the son of Maurice Connolly, Sr. and Mary Jane Connolly. He was of Irish decent. He married Helen M. Connell and they had one child, Helen. Trained as a lawyer at Columbia Law School, Connolly was elected borough president of Queens in 1911, serving until his resignation in 1928. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, and 1924.
His resignation as Queens Borough President in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal. In his criminal trial, Connelly was represented by noted Attorney Max D. Steuer. On October 1928, he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500. Following an unsuccessful appeal, he went to prison from 1930 to 1931.
Connolly died from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens in New York City on November 24, 1935. His body was interred at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Flushing, New York.
His resignation as Queens Borough President in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal. In his criminal trial, Connelly was represented by noted Attorney Max D. Steuer. On October 1928, he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500. Following an unsuccessful appeal, he went to prison from 1930 to 1931.
Connolly died from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens in New York City on November 24, 1935. His body was interred at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Flushing, New York.
Born in Corona, Queens, New York City, Maurice E. Connolly was the son of Maurice Connolly, Sr. and Mary Jane Connolly. He was of Irish decent. He married Helen M. Connell and they had one child, Helen. Trained as a lawyer at Columbia Law School, Connolly was elected borough president of Queens in 1911, serving until his resignation in 1928. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, and 1924.
His resignation as Queens Borough President in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal. In his criminal trial, Connelly was represented by noted Attorney Max D. Steuer. On October 1928, he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500. Following an unsuccessful appeal, he went to prison from 1930 to 1931.
Connolly died from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens in New York City on November 24, 1935. His body was interred at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Flushing, New York.
His resignation as Queens Borough President in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal. In his criminal trial, Connelly was represented by noted Attorney Max D. Steuer. On October 1928, he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500. Following an unsuccessful appeal, he went to prison from 1930 to 1931.
Connolly died from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens in New York City on November 24, 1935. His body was interred at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Flushing, New York.
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