Howard Conkling

Howard Conkling (December 7, 1855 – September 5, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Conkling was born on December 7, 1855, at 27 E. 10th St., the family's Manhattan home. He was a member of the Seymour-Conkling family; his father was Representative Frederick A. Conkling, his uncle was Senator Roscoe Conkling, and his brother was New York assemblyman Alfred R. Conkling. Conkling attended Mount Washington Collegiate Institute in Washington Square. From 1879 to 1881 he served as clerk for New York City Fire Department Chief Eli Bates. He also worked as a clerk in an importing house. After travelling for several years, he moved to Luzerne, New York, where he worked in the lumbering business. He founded the Luzerne Driving Park Association and served as vice-president of the Warren County Agricultural Society and secretary of the United States of the Society for Instruction in First Aid to the Injured. He also had a picture gallery with a collection of prints and engravings on the history of the United States. In 1891, Conkling was first elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Warren County. He served in the Assembly in 1892 and 1893. He then attended New York University School of Law, graduating in 1896 and later passing the bar. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. At one point, he moved to Indiana and was admitted to the bar in Indianapolis, but later returned to New York City and practiced law there. He also worked in real estate.