Alfred Conkling

1789–1874 · Amagansett, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New YorkJudgeJohn Quincy Adams (Jeffersonian Republican)Dec 14, 1825Resignation, Aug 25, 1852

Education

  • Union College, 1810
  • Read law, 1812

Professional Career

Private practice, Johnstown, New York, 1812-1813; Private practice, Canajoharie, New York, 1813-1819; District attorney, Montgomery County, New York, 1819-1821; U.S. representative from New York, 1821-1823; Private practice, Albany, New York, 1823-1825; Minister to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1852-1853; Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1853-1861; Writer, Rochester and Geneseo, New York, 1861-1872; Writer, Utica, New York, 1872-1874

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