Q:What key details about harold connolly can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: harold joseph connolly -lrb- 8 september 1901 -- 17 may 1980 -rrb- was a nova scotia journalist , newspaper editor , and politician who served as the province 's 15th premier in 1954 . connolly was born in sydney , nova scotia , the son of richard joseph connolly and annie duffield . he was educated at st. mary 's college . as a newspaperman , he worked for the '' halifax chronicle '' before serving as editor of the '' daily star '' . he was first elected to the nova scotia house of assembly in a 1936 by-election as a liberal in halifax north after gordon benjamin isnor was elected to the house of commons . he was appointed to cabinet in 1941 as minister of industry and publicity . he served as minister of industry and trade from 1945 to 1950 , when he became minister of public health . when premier angus l. macdonald died in 1954 , connolly became the province 's premier and the liberal party 's interim leader . a catholic , he was defeated by henry hicks at the party 's leadership convention when protestant delegates formed a united front against a catholic leader , a move that caused a severe religious split within the party that contributed to its defeat two years later at the hands of robert stanfield 's progressive conservatives . connolly retired from provincial politics in 1955 when he was elevated to the senate of canada for the halifax north , nova scotia division on 28 july 1955 following nomination by prime minister louis st. laurent . he served until his resignation on 14 may 1979 . connolly was a lieutenant in the royal canadian army service corps and the canadian officers ' training corps from 1940 to 1945 . he married catherine burns in 1928 ; he married vivian martel after the death of his first wife . connolly 's daughter sharon carstairs has gone on to have a prominent political career as leader of the manitoba liberal party and , subsequently , a liberal senator before retiring from politics in 2011 .
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- profession is editor , journalist- successor is john e. ahern henry hicks- party is liberal- death date is 17 may 1980- spouse is 1 burns & nbsp ; -lrb- m. & nbsp ; 1928 -rrb- -rrb- 2 -rrb- vivian martel & nbsp ; catherine & nbsp ;- office is mla senator for halifax north , nova scotia for halifax north 15th premier of nova scotia- predecessor is gordon benjamin isnor angus l. macdonald- monarch is elizabeth ii- term end is 28 july 1955 29 september 1954 14 may 1979- lieutenant governor is alistair fraser- birth date is 8 september 1901- term start is 2 march 1936 14 april 1954 28 july 1955- name is harold connolly- appointed is louis st. laurent- birthname is harold & nbsp ; joseph & nbsp ; connolly- birth place is sydney , nova scotia- religion is roman catholic