John Conness was an Irish-born American businessman who served as a U.S. Senator from California during the American Civil War and the early years of Reconstruction. He introduced a bill to establish Yosemite National Park and voted to abolish... Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1821, Galway, Ireland
Died: January 10, 1909 (age 87 years), Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA
Party: Republican Party
Previous office: Senator, CA (1863–1869)