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Who was president during Roscoe's conflict over appointments that led to his resignation?

  • Ulysses S. Grant

  • Rutherford B. Hayes

  • James A. Garfield

  • William McKinley

Answer

President James A. Garfield was in office when Roscoe Conkling, a powerful Republican Senator from New York, resigned in protest over Garfield's appointments. Conkling believed the New York patronage was rightfully his to distribute and resented Garfield's independent actions. Garfield's assertion of his executive authority led to a falling out between the two and Conkling's resignation from both his Senate seat and the Republican Party.
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