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James C. Conkling

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James C. Conkling

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
1 Mar 1899 (aged 82)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
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Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Block 7, 184
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James & his wife Mercy were good friends & confidantes of Abraham & Mary Lincoln. Conkling was Mayor of Springfield in 1845 & then member of the state legislature. He read the famous "Conkling Letter" from Lincoln at a mass meeting in Springfield in September 1863, in which Lincoln defended so eloquently his policies in the war & the Emancipation Proclamation.
James & his wife Mercy were good friends & confidantes of Abraham & Mary Lincoln. Conkling was Mayor of Springfield in 1845 & then member of the state legislature. He read the famous "Conkling Letter" from Lincoln at a mass meeting in Springfield in September 1863, in which Lincoln defended so eloquently his policies in the war & the Emancipation Proclamation.

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  • Maintained by: BjJ
  • Added: Jan 28, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19952/james_c-conkling: accessed ), memorial page for James C. Conkling (13 Oct 1816–1 Mar 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19952, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by BjJ (contributor 46902476).