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 HBREINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOaRAPHT. Conklin, Roland Ray, banker, was bom Feb. 1, 1858, in Urbana, 111. In 1880-93 he was engaged in the banking business in Kansas City, Mo. ; and was one of the founders of the Jarvis-Conklin mortgage trust company. He also organized the Trust com-

pany

of America.

William Augustus, journalist, naturalist, was born March 17, 1837, in New York City. He has been connected with Central park since 1858; and director of the zoological department since 1870. He possesses one of the most complete libraries in the country on the subjects of mammalia and ornithology. He is editor of the Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery of Conklin,

New York

City.

Conklin, William Judkins, physician, was born Dec. 1, 1844, in Sidney, Ohio. In 187578 he was professor of physiology in Starling medical college of Columbus, Ohio, and of diseases of children in 1878-84. In 1890 he was president of the Ohio medical society; and for thirty years has been a member and president of the trustees of the Dayton public library and museum. Conkling, Alfred, lawyer, jurist, author, congressman, was born Oct. 12, 1789, in East Hampton, N.Y. He was a judge of the United States district court of New York; and his son was the noted statesman, Roscoe Conkling. In 1821-23 he was a representative from New York to the seventeenth congress. He is the author of Treatise on Organization and Jurisdiction of Superior, Circuit, and District Courts; Admiralty Jurisdiction; Powers of the Executive Department of the United States; and Young CitiHe died Feb. 5, 1874, in zen's Manual. Utica, N.Y. Conkling Alfred Ronald, lawyer, state legislator, author, was born Sept. 28, 1850, in New York City. He was assistant United States attorney in 1881-82; alderman of New York City in 1887 and was a member of New York legislature in 1892-95. He is the author of Appleton's Guide to Mexico; City Government in the United States; Handbook for Voters in New York City and Life of Roscoe Conkling. Conkling, Allen, manufacturer, inventor, was bom Dec. 21, 1852, in Fort Plain, N.Y. In 1882 he was general manager of the Troy laundry machinery on his own account in Chicago, HI., which business he sold out in 1901 to the Troy laundry machinery company. He subsequently established the Conkling machinery company for the manufacture of soaps, chemicals and laundry machinery, of which he is the inventor and patentee. Conkling, Frederick Augustus, merchant, congressman, was bom Aug. 22, 1816, in Montgomery county, N.Y. He was a member of the assembly of New York in 1854, 1859 and 1860. In 1861-63 he was a representative from New York to the thirty- seventh congress. He died Sept. 18, 1891.



Conkling, Howard, lawyer, statesman, auin 1856 in New York City. educated in private academies; and in 1890 graduated with the degree of LL.B. from the New York university law school. For a few years he was engaged in commercial pursuits prior to his admittance to the

thor,

was born

He was

bar; and is now a, successful lawyer and real estate operator of New York City. He has traveled extensively in European countries and Mexico. In 1893, 1893 and 1903 he was a member of the New York general assembly; was president of the Hamilton republican club; and in 1898 was a candidate for He is the author of The Game congress. Laws; and Travels in Mexico. Conkling, Mrs Margaret Cockburn, author, was born Jan. 27, 1814. She was the author of Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington; Isabel, or Trials of the Heart; and a translation of Florian's History of the Moors of Spain. She died July 28, 1890, in Jersey City, N.J. Conkling, Roscoe, lawyer, congressman. United States senator, was born Oct. 30, 1828, in Albany, N.Y.

He was

district attor-

ney for Oneida county in 1858

mayor

he was elected of

Utica,

to

which place he had removed in 1846; and in 1859-63 and 1865-67 he was a representative from New York to the thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh and thirtyninth congresses. In 1867-81 he was United States senator. He died April 18, 1888, in

New

York.

Conley, Benjamin, merchant, state senator, governor, was born March 1, 1815, in Newark, N.J. In 1869 he was elected state senator; and was president of the senate. In 1871-72 he was governor of Georgia. He died Jan. 7, 1886, in Atlanta, Ga. Conley, John Dykeman, educator, scientist, author, was born Sept. 14, 1843, in Brockport, N.Y. In 1869 he was elected to the chair of chernistry and natural sciences in Blackburn university, Carlinville, 111; and in 1887-96 was professor of chemistry and geology in the state university of Wyoming. In 1897 he returned to Blackburn university. He has published a series of geological charts of all the ages and epochs, illustrated with two hundred figures of characteristic fossils.

Conley, John Wesley, educator, clergyman, bom Nov. 20, 1852, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He resigned his pastorate in 1892, to accept the chair of missions in the divinity school of the university of Chicago; and the presidency of city missions. In 1893-98 he was pastor of the baptist church of St. Paul, Minn.; and since 1898 has filled a, pastorate in Oak Park, HI

was