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James Bell Connolly

Tasmanian politician (1892-1970)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2025
Entity authorityQ16006733 ↗
Source-derived summary

James Bell Connolly (21 January 1892 – 14 September 1970) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Newtown, Tasmania. In 1948 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Labor member for Buckingham. He served until his retirement in 1968.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “James Bell Connolly” as tasmanian politician (1892-1970). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around James, Bell and Connolly.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1892, 1970, 1948, 1968—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1892-01-21. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with James, Bell and Connolly providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “James Bell Connolly”, the useful work is to connect “tasmanian politician (1892-1970)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q16006733. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1892, 1970, 1948 and 1968.

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This entry incorporates text from “James Bell Connolly” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.