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Roscoe Conkling

1829 - 1888

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Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829 – April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was a leader of the Republican Stalwart faction and a dominant figure in the United States Senate during the 1870s. As senator, his control of patronage at the New York Customs House, one of the busiest commercial ports in the world, made him very powerful. His comity with President Ulysses S. Grant and conflict with Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield were defining features of American politics of the 1870s and 1880s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Roscoe Conkling is the 18,545th most popular politician (down from 18,043rd in 2024), the 15,219th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,071st in 2019) and the 1,207th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Roscoe Conkling ranks 18,545 out of 19,576. Before him are Samy Badibanga, Vincent Peillon, Paul Tsongas, Simone Tebet, Mateo Garralda, and Ana Jara. After him are Juan Manuel Moreno, Sorin Cîmpeanu, Wilfred Jacobs, Einat Kalisch-Rotem, Gábor Vona, and Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Roscoe Conkling ranks 70. Before him are Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Edwin Long, Epameinondas Deligeorgis, Catherine Booth, William Michael Rossetti, and Isaac Roberts.  Among people deceased in 1888, Roscoe Conkling ranks 82. Before him are Yuriy Fedkovych, Jan van Beers, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Kanō Hōgai, Morrison Waite, and Richard A. Proctor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roscoe Conkling ranks 15,225 out of 20,380. Before him are Reid Priddy (1977), Delta Burke (1956), C. Henry Gordon (1883), Rick Carey (1963), Jack Mercer (1910), and Béla Fleck (1958). After him are Traci Bingham (1968), Josie Loren (1987), Andrew J. Feustel (1965), Michael O'Shea (1906), Eddie Rabbitt (1941), and Mario Lopez (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Roscoe Conkling ranks 1,207. Before him are Shannon Johnson (1974), Josh Shapiro (1973), Jeff Flake (1962), Judy Chu (1953), William M. Daley (1948), and Paul Tsongas (1941). After him are Ann Veneman (1949), Tom DeLay (1947), Jim Doyle (1945), Dave Freudenthal (1950), Jim Wright (1922), and Jon Tester (1956).

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