Roscoe Conkling

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Roscoe Conkling was a powerful 19th-century American Republican politician and U.S. Senator from New York known for his fierce advocacy of patronage politics and leadership of the party’s Stalwart wing.

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Roscoe Conkling canonical 3
Thomas C. Platt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
admittedToBar New York State Bar NERFINISHED
burialPlace Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath complications from exposure after a blizzard fall
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1829-10-30
dateOfDeath 1888-04-18
educatedAt local schools in Utica, New York
familyName Conkling NERFINISHED
givenName Roscoe NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
name Roscoe Conkling NERFINISHED
nominatedBy Chester A. Arthur NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
notableFor advocacy of patronage and the spoils system
conflict with President James A. Garfield over federal appointments
influence in New York Republican machine politics
leadership of the Stalwart wing of the Republican Party
opposition to civil service reform
occupation lawyer
politician
participatedIn Reconstruction-era national politics
placeOfBirth Albany, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
politicalAlignment Stalwart faction of the Republican Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
United States Senator from New York
reasonForResignation protest over federal patronage appointments in New York
relative Alfred Conkling NERFINISHED
Frederick A. Conkling NERFINISHED
Roscoe Conkling (grandson, New York City district attorney) NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

Utica, New York, United States NERFINISHED
resignedFromPosition United States Senate seat from New York in 1881
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Catherine Seymour Conkling NERFINISHED
stateRepresented New York NERFINISHED
statusOfSupremeCourtNomination declined by Roscoe Conkling
supported Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED
third-term presidential ambitions of Ulysses S. Grant
workLocation New York City, New York NERFINISHED
Utica, New York NERFINISHED

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