Roscoe Conkling

Roscoe Conkling ( born October 30, 1829 in Albany, New York, † April 18, 1888 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1859 and 1863, and 1865-1867 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as 1867-1881 in the U.S. Senate. Congressman Alfred Conkling was his father and Congressman Frederick A. Conkling his brother.

Career

Roscoe Conkling was born during the tenure of President Andrew Jackson in Albany County. The family moved to Auburn in 1839. He pursued an academic career. Conkling studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1850, he began practicing in Utica. In the same year he was district attorney ( district attorney ) in Oneida County. He was mayor of Utica in 1858. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1858 for the 36th Congress, he was in the 20th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Orsamus B. Matteson on March 4, 1859. He was re-elected once. In his renewed candidacy in 1862, he was defeated and then resigned after March 3, 1863 the Congress of. In the 37th Congress he chaired the Committee on District of Columbia. At the beginning of his second term In addition, broke from the Civil War. In 1864 he stood as a candidate in the 21st electoral district of New York for the 39th Congress. After a successful election, he entered on March 4, 1865, the successor of Francis Kernan. He was re-elected once, however, came at the beginning of his second term on March 4, 1867 by his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives back. In addition, during his time Congress was the civil war to an end.

Conkling was in 1867 elected U.S. Senator and 1873 and re-elected in 1879. His new position he stepped on 4 March 1867, held this until his resignation on 16 May 1881 which was done in protest against the appointment of William H. Robertson to the Collector of the Port of New York. He suffered in his renewed candidacy for the U.S. Senate defeat, to fill the vacancy that was created by his resignation. During his time as a U.S. Senator Congress he chaired the Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States ( 40th to 43rd Congress ), the Committee on Commerce ( 44th, 45th and 47th Congress ) and the Committee on engrossed Bills ( 46th and 47th Congress ).

After his time he took Congress in New York City his work as a lawyer on. In 1882 he declined a nomination for the United States Supreme Court. He died on April 18, 1888 in New York City. His body was then buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.