Roscoe Conkling
U. S. House of Representatives, New York, 1859-1863
U. S. House of Representatives, New York, 1865-1867
U. S. Senator, New York, 1867-1881
Born: October 3, 1829, Albany, New York.
Died: April 18, 1888, New York City, New York.
- Moved with his parents to Auburn, New York, 1839.
- Completed an academic course.
- Studied law, was admitted to the bar, 1850.
- Commenced law practice in Utica, New York.
- District Attorney for Oneida County, New York, 1850.
- Mayor of Utica, New York, 1858.
- Elected from New York as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh U. S. Congresses, March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863.
- Unsuccessful candidate, 1862, for re-election to the Thirty-eighth Congress.
- Elected from New York to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth U. S. Congresses, serving from March 4, 1865, until his resignation, effective March 4, 1867, before the beginning of the Fortieth Congress, to become Senator.
- Elected from New York, 1867, as a Union Republican to the U. S. Senate.
- Re-elected from New York, 1873, and again in 1879, serving from March 4, 1867 - May 16, 1881, when he resigned as a protest against the Federal appointments made in New York State.
- An unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the U. S. Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation.
- Resumed the practice of law in New York City.
- Appointed Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court in February 1882, and was confirmed by the Senate, but declined to accept.
Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York.
(Source: U.S. Congress. House. Biographical Directory Of The American Congress 1774-1949, 85th Cong., 2nd sess., H. Doc. 607 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), pp. 759-2057.)