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After graduation from Rayville High School, McConnell attended the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then 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, and the Shriners,<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/> In 1962, McConnell was elected head of the Webster Parish United Way.<ref name="Minden Herald 1962, p. 1"/>​

After graduation from Rayville High School, McConnell attended the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then 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, and the Shriners,<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/> In 1962, McConnell was elected head of the Webster Parish United Way.<ref name="Minden Herald 1962, p. 1"/>​

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 (now North Webster High School). She was [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=mvhm>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-mcconnell&pid=127847623|title=Obituary of Mary Virginia Hathorn McConnell|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 31, 2009|accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</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 (now North Webster High School). She was [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=mvhm>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-mcconnell&pid=127847623|title=Obituary of Mary Virginia Hathorn McConnell|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 31, 2009|accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref>​

==Political career==

==Political career==