James Conklin (politician)

James Conklin (1831–1899) was mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.[1]

Biography

Conklin was born on June 12, 1831 in Burlington, Vermont.[2] He would marry Mary Egan.[3] Conklin died in Madison on February 27, 1899.

Career

Conklin was twice Mayor. First, from 1881 to 1884, and second, from 1887 to 1888. He also served on the Madison Board of Education, the Madison Common Council, and the Wisconsin State Senate.[4]

gollark: Apparently pirates had the eyepatches to be able to switch to a dark-adapted eye to see belowdecks.
gollark: They totally are. They randomly stop focusing right for some reason. They've apparently got the light sensitive bits and nerves the wrong way round.
gollark: > we probably got fukd because humans have probably been through several genetic bottleneck eventsThat's no excuse for some things like poorly designed eyes which are common to basically all hominids.
gollark: > <@434490079478808587> > > You could say hunger wasn't a thing before food your basically saying the same thing your saying literally nothingNo, they're probably right about the bread thing, it's made from farmed wheat or something.
gollark: We have access to "toothpaste" and "dentistry" technologies.

References
  1. Florence Elizabeth Baker (1899) James Conklin in Wisconsin Necrology for Year Ending November 30, 1899, Proceedings of the Society etc., Volumes 46-48. Page 91.
  2. "James Conklin". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  3. "James Conklin". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  4. James Conklin


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