Came to Billings in 1885 and worked for Babcock & Miles Hardware. Married Flora Harty in 1885. Opened F.B. Connelly wholesale implement (tractors, etc.) and car (Ford) dealership. Member of the Montana State Senate in 1918. Built a branch of the F.B. Connelly Company in Seattle which was run by his son Kenneth. President of Commercial Club (forerunner Chamber of Commerce) 5 times. Chairman of the Montana Highway Commission. Greene oil painting in the Western Heritage Center collections. Shriner - See Al Bedoo Shrine, Billings Gazette, May 20, 1927, p.7 with photo. See Building Plans Are Announced, Billings Gazette, March 18, 1924, p.3. See History of Montana by Miller; Montana, Its Story and Biography by Stout; and Billings A to Z. His son Frank G. Connelly died in Billings in mid-June, 1971.
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Date Digitized
2007-03-09
Relation
Al Bedoo Shrine, Billings Gazette, May 20, 1927, p.7; Building Plans Are Announced, Billings Gazette, March 18, 1924, p.3; History of Montana by Miller; Montana, Its Story and Biography by Stout; Billings A to Z
