Harry Connick Sr.
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Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr. (March 27, 1926 – January 25, 2024) was an American attorney who served as the district attorney of Orleans Parish (New Orleans), Louisiana, from 1973 to 2003. His son, Harry Connick Jr., is an American musician and actor.
Infobox
Preceded by
Jim Garrison
Succeeded by
Eddie Jordan
Born
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick(1926-03-27)March 27, 1926Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died
January 25, 2024(2024-01-25) (aged 97)New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
mw- Anita Levy Livingston (died 1981).mw- Londa Matherne (m. 1995)
Children
2, including Harry Jr.
Relatives
Patrick Connick (nephew)Jill Goodacre (daughter-in-law)
Education
Loyola University New Orleans (BA)Tulane University (JD)
Party
Democratic
Tables
· References
Preceded byJim Garrison
Preceded byJim Garrison
Legal offices
Preceded byJim Garrison
Legal offices
District Attorney, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1973–2003
Legal offices
Succeeded byEddie Jordan
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded byJim Garrison | District Attorney, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1973–2003 | Succeeded byEddie Jordan |
References
- U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- Courtroom Carnival: Famous New Orleans Trialshttps://books.google.com/books?id=lxWEMEh33GsC&q=James+and+Jessie+Fowler+Connick&pg=PA83
- "Descendants of William Connick"https://web.archive.org/web/20150630194325/http://www.connicks.com/william.htm
- ["Harry Connick Sr. Interview." Interview by Paul Leslie. Thepaulleslie.com. Lifestyles Entertainment & Paul Leslie, 1 Shttp://www.thepaulleslie.com/justtheinterviews.cfm
- "Harry Connick Sr. Interview." Interview by Paul Leslie. Thepaulleslie.com. Lifestyles Entertainment & Paul Leslie, 1 Se
- "1981: The Popularity of the Mardi Gras Superkrewe". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans Net LLC, 24 Dec. 2011. Web. 06 Mayhttp://www.nola.com/175years/index.ssf/2011/12/1981_the_popularity_of_the_mar.html
- Felix, Antonia. Wild about Harry: The Illustrated Biography of Harry Connick Jr. Dallas, TX: Taylor Pub., 1995. Print.
- Courtroom Carnival: Famous New Orleans Trialshttps://books.google.com/books?id=lxWEMEh33GsC&dq=James+and+Jessie+Fowler+Connick&pg=PA83
- Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138 (1983)https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/461/138/
- "2020 Presidential General Election Results"http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=22
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/22/us/new-orleans-official-denies-aiding-gambler.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/26/us/new-orleans-jury-acquits-official.html
- www.jfk-assassination.nethttps://www.jfk-assassination.net/
- Final Report of the Assassination Records Review Boardhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/review-board/report/arrb-final-report.pdf
- Consortium Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/19990209151316/http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/story7.html
- National Archiveshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/finding-aids/garrison-papers.html
- "Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame"https://web.archive.org/web/20090916053130/http://cityofwinnfield.com/museum.html
- Slatehttp://www.slate.com/id/2269765
- America's courts and the criminal justice systemhttps://books.google.com/books?id=oLvvBPJWmJoC&pg=PA135
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/22/weekinreview/life-after-death-row.html
- www.bishop-accountability.orghttps://www.bishop-accountability.org/news5/1991_12_Bennetts_UnholyAlliances.htm
- NOLA.comhttps://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/dino-cinel-ex-priest-whose-sex-scandal-rocked-new-orleans-is-killed-in-colombia/article_bfbe48fa-fbad-56f3-89da-d9aafcfd9b98.html
- Slatehttp://www.slate.com/id/2269765
- "Supreme Court rules against exonerated death row inmate who sued prosecutors" by Robert Barnes, The Washington Post, Mahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-against-exonerated-death-row-inmate-who-sued-prosecutors/2011/03/29/AF8tZPwB_story.html
- "Court: Exonerated Inmate Doesn't Get $14 Million"https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/29/us/politics/AP-US-Supreme-Court-Exonerated-Inmate.html?ref=aponline
- Oyezhttps://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2010/2010_09_571
- Musician balancing his work as actor|The Columbus Dispatch. Dispatch.com (February 2, 2009). Retrieved on May 8, 2012.http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2009/02/02/2_NEW_CONNICK.ART_ART_02-02-09_D4_4DCOCL7.html
- Belfast Telegraphhttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/harry-connick-jr-proud-of-his-co-down-roots-28734758.html
- Stated on Finding Your Roots, PBS, March 25, 2012
- "Connick Is Mr. Right for 'Grace'"https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071146/http://www.silligirl.com/zap2it/bl11.php
- Stephanie Mansfield, "Deconstructing Harry", Vogue, April 1998: pp. 211, 214, 216; online posting, connick.com. Retrievehttp://www.connick.com/hcjr/pages/articles/publications/vogue0498.shtml
- Genealogy Data, p. 39 (Family Pages). Paulmlieberman.org. Retrieved on May 8, 2012.https://web.archive.org/web/20150207191402/http://paulmlieberman.org/genealogy/f_26.html#6
- Musichttp://billbeuttler.com/work41.htm
- "Family tree of James Paul Connick"https://gw.geneanet.org/garydruilhet?lang=en&n=connick&oc=0&p=james+paul
- "Jeremy Alford, "The Connick Connections," August 27, 2010"https://web.archive.org/web/20110521065610/http://thejeffersonreport.com/?p=1290
- New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/us/politics/harry-connick-sr.html
- U.S. News & World Reporthttps://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2024-01-25/harry-connick-sr-longtime-new-orleans-district-attorney-and-singers-dad-dies-at-97