Roscoe Conkling

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:New_York_State_Assembly
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_State_Republican_Party
gptkbp:assembly_location 1859-01-01
1858-01-01
gptkbp:birth_date 1829-10-30
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Roscoe_Conkling_Jr.
gptkbp:controversy resignation from the Senate
gptkbp:death_date 1888-04-18
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:famous_quote " The best way to predict the future is to create it."
gptkbp:historical_significance prominent political figure in the 19th century.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roscoe Conkling
gptkbp:impact_on_new_york_politics gptkb:significant
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:influence_on Republican Party policies
gptkbp:influence_on_judiciary nominations of judges
gptkbp:involvement_in_reconstruction advocate for civil rights
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:political_maneuvering
gptkbp:legacy political patronage system
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work Political career
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:opponent gptkb:James_G._Blaine
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_ideology conservatism
gptkbp:position gptkb:U._S._Attorney_for_the_Northern_District_of_New_York
gptkbp:post_war_career political supporter
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edwin_D._Morgan
gptkbp:relationship_with gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:role leader of the Stalwart faction
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_M._Conkling
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Francis_Kernan
gptkbp:term_end 1863-01-01
1881-01-05
gptkbp:term_start 1861-01-01
1867-03-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:43rd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:42nd_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4