Aaron Hackett Conrow
Born: June 19, 1824
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Father: Joseph W. Conrow 1800 – 1852
Mother: Rachel Hackett 1804 –
Wife: Mary Ann Queensberry 1829 – 1901
(Buried: Shotwell Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri)
Children:
Aaron Benjamin Conrow 1858 – 1948
(Buried: Shotwell Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Ray County, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri Probate Judge
1857 – 1861: Prosecuting Attorney for fifth judicial circuit of Missouri
1860: Missouri State Representative
Civil War Career:
Leading Secession Leader in Ray County, Missouri
Leader in recruiting and equipping first company in Ray County.
Served as Colonel in Missouri State Guard
1861 – 1862: Missouri Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Congressman from Missouri
Supporter of the Davis Administration at start of his term.
Opposed the President's taking over of state militias.
Advocate for total war
Advocate for the extension of the draft age
Advocate for curtailment of the exemption list.
Voted in favor of the President taking all over the state militias.
1862 – 1864: Member of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee
1862: Member of House War Tax Committee
1864 – 1865: Member of House Public Buildings Committee
1864 – 1865: Member of House Quartermasters Committee
1865: Went to Mexico with Brig. General Mosby M. Parsons
Died: August 15, 1865
Place of Death: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Cause of Death: Killed by Mexican Bandits
Age at time of Death: 41 years old
Burial Place: Unknown, some believe thrown in San Juan River
Memorial Place: Shotwell Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri
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