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Originally from Rayville in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, McConnell had seven siblings. He was a law partner of his brother Nathaniel Julius McConnell, Sr. (1918-1995), the Springhill ward judge from 1956 to 1986, when he was succeeded by [[John M. Robinson]]. One of his sisters, Theresa McConnell Lowe (1907-1959), was an educator for whom the former Lowe Junior High School in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] was named.<ref>"Last Rites Held for Honored Educator", ''Minden Herald'', November 5, 1959, p. 1.</ref><ref>"Board Names School After Theresa Lowe," ''Minden Herald'', July 7, 1960, pp. 1, 4.</ref>
Originally from Rayville in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, McConnell had seven siblings. He was a law partner of his brother Nathaniel Julius McConnell, Sr. (1918-1995), the Springhill ward judge from 1956 to 1986, when he was succeeded by [[John M. Robinson]]. One of his sisters, Theresa McConnell Lowe (1907-1959), was an educator for whom the former Lowe Junior High School in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] was named.<ref>"Last Rites Held for Honored Educator", ''Minden Herald'', November 5, 1959, p. 1.</ref><ref>"Board Names School After Theresa Lowe," ''Minden Herald'', July 7, 1960, pp. 1, 4.</ref>
After graduation from Rayville High School, McConnell attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana Junior College in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He served for two years overseas during [[World War II]] and completed his legal education at [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was the chairman of the board of Citizens Bank and Trust Company in Springhill. He was affiliated with Lions International, the American Legion, the [[Chamber of Commerce]], Masonic lodge, the Shriners, the [[United Way]].<ref name="Minden Herald 1962, p. 1">"McConnell Elected Head of Parish United Fund", ''Minden Herald'', March 29, 1962, p. 1</ref> and the [[United Methodist]] Church.<ref name=mcconnell/>
After graduation from Rayville High School, McConnell attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana Junior College in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He served for two years overseas during [[World War II]] and completed his legal education at [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was the chairman of the board of Citizens Bank and Trust Company in Springhill. He was affiliated with Lions International, the American Legion, the [[Chamber of Commerce]], Masonic lodge, the Shriners, the [[United Way]].<ref name="Minden Herald 1962, p. 1">"McConnell Elected Head of Parish United Fund", ''Minden Herald'', March 29, 1962, p. 1</ref> and the [[United Methodist]] Church.<ref name=mcconnell/>
McConnell and his wife, the former Mary Virginia Hathorn (1921-2009), had two daughters, Malinda M. Gore and Lenae M. Scott, both of the [[Shreveport]]-[[Bossier City]] metropolitan area.<ref name=mcconnell>"McConnell Announces Candidacy for One of Two Representative Positions," ''Minden Press-Herald'', July 26, 1967, p. 1.</ref> Mrs. McConnell, the daughter of Ernest Eldorado Hathorn and the former Claudia Waller, graduated in 1937 from Haynesville High School in Haynesville in Claiborne Parish and in 1941 from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. Mary McConnell was for many years a business education teacher at several locations, including Springhill High School. She was [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=mvhm>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-mcconnell&pid=127847623|title=Obituary of Mary Virginia Hathorn McConnell|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'', May 31, 2009|accessdate=June 7, 2012}}</ref>
McConnell and his wife, the former Mary Virginia Hathorn (1921-2009), had two daughters, Malinda M. Gore and Lenae M. Scott, both of the [[Shreveport]]-[[Bossier City]] metropolitan area.<ref name=mcconnell>"McConnell Announces Candidacy for One of Two Representative Positions," ''Minden Press-Herald'', July 26, 1967, p. 1.</ref> Mrs. McConnell, the daughter of Ernest Eldorado Hathorn and the former Claudia Waller, graduated in 1937 from Haynesville High School in Haynesville in Claiborne Parish and in 1941 from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. Mary McConnell was for many years a business education teacher at several locations, including Springhill High School. She was [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=mvhm>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-mcconnell&pid=127847623|title=Obituary of Mary Virginia Hathorn McConnell|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'', May 31, 2009|accessdate=June 7, 2012}}</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==