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Keywords: Frederick A. Conkling - Brady-Handy.jpg Hon Frederick Augustus Conkling of N Y Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Brady-Handy Photograph Collection http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cwpbh 01777 CALL NUMBER LC-BH82- 4774 B <P P>P P between 1855 1865 Creator Mathew Brady PD LOC-image cwpbh 01777 Frederick Augustus Conkling August 22 1816 - September 18 1891 was a United States Representative from New York A son of U S Representative Alfred Conkling and a brother of Representative and U S Senator Roscoe Conkling Frederick Conkling was born in Canajoharie Montgomery County He pursued classical studies and attended The Albany Academy He engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1854 1859 and 1860 He organized the Eighty-fourth Regiment of New York Volunteers in June 1861 and became its colonel; he served throughout the Shenandoah campaign of the Civil War Conkling 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 and served until its dissolution in 1880 This summary was created using Commons SumItUp PD-old-100 Photographs by Mathew Brady Conkling Frederick A Black and white photographic portraits of men Conkling Frederick A Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York Conkling Frederick A
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