John Edward Connelly (August 12, 1925 – May 16, 2009) was an American entrepreneur. He founded the Gateway Clipper Fleet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pioneered riverboat casino gambling along the Mississippi River via his President Casinos empire and founded a fleet of ships operating out of Chelsea Piers in New York City. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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1926 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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16 May 2009 (aged 82) Indiana Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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