1. Alfred Conkling was a United States representative from New York, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and United States Minister to Mexico.
17 Facts About Alfred Conkling
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Alfred Conkling was the son of Benjamin Conkling and Esther Hand.
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Alfred Conkling graduated from Union College in 1810 and read law in 1812.
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Alfred Conkling was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Johnstown, New York, from 1812 to 1813.
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Alfred Conkling continued private practice in Canajoharie, New York, from 1813 to 1819.
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Alfred Conkling was district attorney for Montgomery County, New York, from 1819 to 1821.
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Alfred Conkling was elected as a Democratic-Republican from New York's 14th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 17th United States Congress, serving from March 4,1821, to March 3,1823.
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Alfred Conkling received a recess appointment from President John Quincy Adams on August 27,1825, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York vacated by Judge Roger Skinner.
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Alfred Conkling was nominated to the same position by President Adams on December 13,1825.
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Alfred Conkling was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14,1825, and received his commission the same day.
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Alfred Conkling's service terminated on August 25,1852, due to his resignation.
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Alfred Conkling was United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico for the United States Department of State from August 6,1852, to August 17,1853.
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Alfred Conkling resumed private practice in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1853 to 1861.
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Alfred Conkling was a writer in Rochester and Geneseo, New York, from 1861 to 1872.
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Alfred Conkling was a writer in Utica, New York, from 1872 to 1874.
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On May 5,1812, Alfred Conkling was married to Elizabeth "Eliza" Cockburn.
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Alfred Conkling was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.