Jonathan Stratton Conklin (October 18, 1770 in East Hampton,

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– June 20, 1839 in East Hampton, Suffolk Co., NY) was an American politician from

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Life

He was the son of Nathaniel Conklin (c. 1736–1788) and Mehitable (Stratton) Conklin (c. 1740–1784). On November 13, 1799, he married Phebe P. Stratton. He was a member of the

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(Suffolk Co.) in

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and

1814 Events January * January 1 – War of the Sixth Coalition – The Royal Prussian Army led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher crosses the Rhine. * January 3 ** War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Cattaro: French garrison s ...

. He was a member of the

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(1st D.) from 1830 to 1834, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th and

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s. He was a delegate to the

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. He was buried at the North End Cemetery in East Hampton.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 128ff, 139, 185, 189 and 267; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
Jonathan S. Conklin
at Long Island Surnames
''Summary of the Proceedings of a Convention of Republican Delegates''
(Albany, 1832; pg. 3)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conklin, Jonathan S 1770 births 1839 deaths People from East Hampton (town), New York New York (state) state senators New York (state) Jacksonians 19th-century American legislators Members of the New York State Assembly