E. Leslie Conkling (December 20, 1931–September 16, 2014) was an American politician and educator.
Conkling was born in
Princeton, Illinois. He graduated from
Princeton High School Princeton High School may refer to:
*Princeton High School (Illinois), Princeton, Illinois
*Princeton Community High School, Princeton, Indiana
*Princeton High School (Minnesota), Princeton, Minnesota
*Princeton Junior-Senior High School, Princeton ...
. Conkling received his associate degree from
Illinois Valley Community College He received his bachelor's degree in teachers education from
Northern Illinois University and his master's degree in education from
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...
. Conkling also studied at
Indiana University and
Louisiana Tech University.
['Illinois Blue Book 1991-1992, Biographical Sketch of E. Leslie Conkling. pg. 111] He was a principal, coach, and teacher at Kempton-Cabery and Tri-Point School District.
He served on the village council for
Kempton and the board of trustees for and the
Mona Township.
The Chair of the Republican Party in
Ford County from 1978 to 1998, he and his fellow county party chairs appointed him to the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
after incumbent
Thomas W. Ewing
Thomas William Ewing (born September 19, 1935 in Atlanta, Illinois) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the Illinois State House of Representatives. Ewing was a state representative from 1974 to 199 ...
was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 15th congressional district. Conkling took the oath of office on July 15, 1991. He was assigned to the following committees: Committees on General Services Appropriations; Housing; State Government Administration.
During the 1991 decenial redistricting process, the Republican-controlled commission drew the 87th district to include all or parts of Iroquois County, Illinois, Iroquois, Ford County, Illinois, Ford, McLean County, Illinois, McLean, Marshall County, Illinois, Marshall, LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle, Livingston County, Illinois, Livingston, and Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford counties. In the 1992 Republican primary, Conkling finished third of three candidates losing to Dan Rutherford.
Conkling died at Heritage Health Senior Care in Dwight, Illinois.
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1931 births
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People from Ford County, Illinois
People from Princeton, Illinois
Illinois Valley Community College alumni
Northern Illinois University alumni
University of Illinois College of Education alumni
Indiana University alumni
Louisiana Tech University alumni
Educators from Illinois
Illinois city council members
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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