Life span: 10/13/1816 to 03/01/1899TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Cook ConklingPlace of Birth: New York, NYBurial Place: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, ILBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 1No. of Children: 5Family: Stephen Conkling (father), Sarah Belknap Conkling (mother), Mercie Ann Levering (wife)Education: Princeton (College of New Jersey)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: WhigRepublicanGovernment: State legislatureLocal government Events Documents Addressee Docs Date Title 08/26/1863 Abraham Lincoln to James C. Conkling, August 26, 1863 Bibliography