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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roscoe Conkling canonical | 3 |
| Thomas C. Platt | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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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
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| 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
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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
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Reconstruction-era national politics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Albany, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment | Stalwart faction of the Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
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United States Senator from New York ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | protest over federal patronage appointments in New York ⓘ |
| relative |
Alfred Conkling
NERFINISHED
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Frederick A. Conkling NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Conkling (grandson, New York City district attorney) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
New York City
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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
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third-term presidential ambitions of Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City, New York
NERFINISHED
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Utica, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Thomas C. Platt