Civil War Era CDV Union Colonel Frederick Conkling 84th NY Vols Congressman
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Condition as seen. "Frederick Augustus Conkling (August 22, 1816 – September 18, 1891) was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War. He was also a postbellum banker, insurance company executive, and writer.[1]
Contents1 Early life2 Career2.1 U.S. Civil War2.2 Later career3 Personal life3.1 Descendants4 See also5 References6 External linksEarly lifeFrederick Conkling was born in Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. He was one ...of five children born to U.S. Congressman Alfred Conkling (1789–1874) and Eliza Cockburn.[2] He was the elder brother of U.S. Representative and Senator Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888).[3][4][5][6]
He pursued classical studies and attended The Albany Academy.[1]
CareerHe engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City and became a member of the dry goods house of Conkling & Churchill.[7] He was elected as a Republican to the New York State Assembly, serving in 1854, 1859, and 1860.[1]
Conkling was elected as a Republican over Democrat John Winthrop Chanler, in the same election cycle that elevated Abraham Lincoln as a Republican to the presidency, to the Thirty-seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863. While in office, he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to the 38th United States Congress.[1]
U.S. Civil WarIn June 1861 upon the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War, Conkling organized the 84th Regiment of New York Volunteers, becoming its Colonel, and went to the front at the frist call for 100-day men.[8] He initially served throughout the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and in 1863, his regiment was on duty as provost guard at Baltimore, Maryland.[7][9]
Later careerAfter his defeat in Congress, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor of New York City in 1868.[1] Following this loss, he changed parties, becoming first a Liberal Republican and then a Democrat, speaking highly of Horace Greeley and Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.[7] He refused the Democratic nomination for Congress in his old district in 1874.[7]
He was one of the organizers of the West Side Savings Bank of New York City and served as its president for many years; subsequently he became president of the Aetna Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford, Connecticut and served until its dissolution in 1880. He authored numerous pamphlets on political, commercial, and scientific subjects.[1]
Personal lifeConkling was married to Eleanora Lorillard Ronalds (1825–1879), the daughter of Maria Dorothea Lorillard (1790–1848) and Thomas Alexander Ronalds (1788–1835), a New York merchant. Eleanora was the granddaughter of Pierre Lorillard II, the head of the Lorillard Tobacco Company, and a cousin of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe.[10] Frederick and Eleanora were the parents of three children:[7]
Alfred Ronald Conkling (1850–1917), [11][12] a New York City Alderman and author[13] who married Ethel Eastman Johnson (b. 1870), daughter of prominent painter Eastman Johnson.[14][12]Howard Conkling (1855–1938), a noted lawyer.[15]Helena Conkling.[7]Conkling died at his residence in New York City, 27 East 10th Street, on September 18, 1891 after a protracted illness extending over two years.[7] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[1]
DescendantsThrough his son Alfred, he was the grandfather of Gwendolyn Lorillard Conkling, Vivien Eastman H. Conkling, and Muriel Lorillard Ronalds Conkling (1898–1971), who married Baron Louis van Reigersberg Versluys (1883–1957) of Holland in 1922.[16] Within one month of her wedding, her mother had married William H. Holden, and her 79-year-old grandmother had married 77 year old General Stillman F. Kneeland"
HistoryThe following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.
Left the State: July 3, 1863Mustered out: August 4, 1863.Mustered in: July 12, 1864Mustered out: October 29, 1864.
This regiment, then located in New York city, now not in existence, was ordered to Harrisburg, Pa., June 18, 1863, for a service of thirty days; commanded by Col. Frederick A. Conkling, it (eight companies) left the State July 3, 1863; served in the defenses of Baltimore, Md., in the Middle Department, 8th Corps, and was mustered out of th.e United States service August 4, 1863 at New York city.
It was again mustered in the United States service July 12, 1864, but for a period of 100 days; it (ten companies) served under the command of Colonel Conkling, at and near Washington, D. C, Great Falls, Md., and Winchester, Va., and was mustered out October 29, 1864, at New York city.
In its service in 1864 the regiment lost by death, of disease, etc., one officer and eleven enlisted men; total, twelve; and portions of it took part in a skirmish with guerrillas, September 24, 1864, at Potomac river near Muddy Branch, Md.
Contents1 Early life2 Career2.1 U.S. Civil War2.2 Later career3 Personal life3.1 Descendants4 See also5 References6 External linksEarly lifeFrederick Conkling was born in Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. He was one ...of five children born to U.S. Congressman Alfred Conkling (1789–1874) and Eliza Cockburn.[2] He was the elder brother of U.S. Representative and Senator Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888).[3][4][5][6]
He pursued classical studies and attended The Albany Academy.[1]
CareerHe engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City and became a member of the dry goods house of Conkling & Churchill.[7] He was elected as a Republican to the New York State Assembly, serving in 1854, 1859, and 1860.[1]
Conkling was elected as a Republican over Democrat John Winthrop Chanler, in the same election cycle that elevated Abraham Lincoln as a Republican to the presidency, to the Thirty-seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863. While in office, he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to the 38th United States Congress.[1]
U.S. Civil WarIn June 1861 upon the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War, Conkling organized the 84th Regiment of New York Volunteers, becoming its Colonel, and went to the front at the frist call for 100-day men.[8] He initially served throughout the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and in 1863, his regiment was on duty as provost guard at Baltimore, Maryland.[7][9]
Later careerAfter his defeat in Congress, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor of New York City in 1868.[1] Following this loss, he changed parties, becoming first a Liberal Republican and then a Democrat, speaking highly of Horace Greeley and Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.[7] He refused the Democratic nomination for Congress in his old district in 1874.[7]
He was one of the organizers of the West Side Savings Bank of New York City and served as its president for many years; subsequently he became president of the Aetna Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford, Connecticut and served until its dissolution in 1880. He authored numerous pamphlets on political, commercial, and scientific subjects.[1]
Personal lifeConkling was married to Eleanora Lorillard Ronalds (1825–1879), the daughter of Maria Dorothea Lorillard (1790–1848) and Thomas Alexander Ronalds (1788–1835), a New York merchant. Eleanora was the granddaughter of Pierre Lorillard II, the head of the Lorillard Tobacco Company, and a cousin of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe.[10] Frederick and Eleanora were the parents of three children:[7]
Alfred Ronald Conkling (1850–1917), [11][12] a New York City Alderman and author[13] who married Ethel Eastman Johnson (b. 1870), daughter of prominent painter Eastman Johnson.[14][12]Howard Conkling (1855–1938), a noted lawyer.[15]Helena Conkling.[7]Conkling died at his residence in New York City, 27 East 10th Street, on September 18, 1891 after a protracted illness extending over two years.[7] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[1]
DescendantsThrough his son Alfred, he was the grandfather of Gwendolyn Lorillard Conkling, Vivien Eastman H. Conkling, and Muriel Lorillard Ronalds Conkling (1898–1971), who married Baron Louis van Reigersberg Versluys (1883–1957) of Holland in 1922.[16] Within one month of her wedding, her mother had married William H. Holden, and her 79-year-old grandmother had married 77 year old General Stillman F. Kneeland"
HistoryThe following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.
Left the State: July 3, 1863Mustered out: August 4, 1863.Mustered in: July 12, 1864Mustered out: October 29, 1864.
This regiment, then located in New York city, now not in existence, was ordered to Harrisburg, Pa., June 18, 1863, for a service of thirty days; commanded by Col. Frederick A. Conkling, it (eight companies) left the State July 3, 1863; served in the defenses of Baltimore, Md., in the Middle Department, 8th Corps, and was mustered out of th.e United States service August 4, 1863 at New York city.
It was again mustered in the United States service July 12, 1864, but for a period of 100 days; it (ten companies) served under the command of Colonel Conkling, at and near Washington, D. C, Great Falls, Md., and Winchester, Va., and was mustered out October 29, 1864, at New York city.
In its service in 1864 the regiment lost by death, of disease, etc., one officer and eleven enlisted men; total, twelve; and portions of it took part in a skirmish with guerrillas, September 24, 1864, at Potomac river near Muddy Branch, Md.
