“The first thing a man has to do is to be a man. After that he can be a states-man, or a shoe-man, or what-not.”

About Roscoe Conkling

Politician • American

Roscoe Conkling was a prominent American politician from New York who served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate during the 19th century. As a leader of the "Stalwart" faction of the Republican...