US Con Conness, John - U.S. Senator, CA

John Conness​

Born: September 22, 1821

Birthplace: Abbey County, Galway, Ireland

Father: Walter Coneys 1785 – 1840

Mother: Mary Williams 1781 –

1st​ Wife: Charlotte McDougal Stockton 1825 – 1866

2nd​ Wife: Mary Russell Davis 1847 – 1922

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts)​

Children:

Mary Stockton Conness Johnson 1858 – 1931​

(Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California)​

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Ella Linda Conness 1872 – 1874​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts)​

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Thornton Davis Conness 1874 – 1928​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts)​

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William Carr Conness 1875 – Unknown​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts)​

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Leland Stanford Conness 1880 – 1942​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts)​

Political Party: Democratic Party, Union Party, Republican Party

Education:

Learned the art of pianoforte in New York​

Occupation before War:

Mining and Mercantile Businessman in California​

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1853 – 1854: Member of California State Assembly​

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1860 – 1861: Member of California State Assembly​

Civil War Career:

Mining and Mercantile Businessman in California​

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1861: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of California​

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1863 – 1869: United States Senator from California​

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1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Finance Committee​

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1864: Voted in favor of the 13th​ Amendment to U.S. Constitution​

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1865 – 1869: Chairman of Senate Mines and Mining Committee​

Occupation after War:

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1868: Voted in favor of impeachment of Pres. Andrew Johnson​

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1869 – 1909: Lived in Boston, Massachusetts Retired​

Died: January 10, 1909

Place of Death: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Age at time of Death: 87 years old

Burial Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts