Harry Connick Sr.

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Harry Connick Sr.
District Attorney of Orleans Parish
In office
April 1, 1974 – January 10, 2003
Preceded byJim Garrison
Succeeded byEddie Jordan
Personal details
Born
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr.

(1926-03-27)March 27, 1926
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2024(2024-01-24) (aged 97)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
  • Anita Levy Livingston (died 1981)
  • Londa Matherne (m. 1995)
Children2, including Harry Jr.
EducationLoyola University New Orleans (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr. (March 27, 1926 – January 24, 2024)[1] is an American attorney. He is best known for being the district attorney of the Parish of Orleans from 1973 to 2003.

His son, Harry Connick Jr., is a jazz singer, pianist, actor, and humanitarian. Harry Connick Sr. died in New Orleans on January 24, 2024, at the age of 97.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. "Harry Connick, long-serving and hard-charging district attorney, dies at 97". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved January 25, 2024.