Editing Roscoe Conkling (section)

===Legacy===
[[Chauncey Depew]], the noted railroad executive, political observer and himself a member of the United States Senate from New York from 1899 to 1911, commented thus more than 30 years after Conkling's death: "[Roscoe Conkling] was created by nature for a great career ... he was the handsomest man of his time ... his mental equipment nearly approached genius ... [but] with all his oratorical power and his talent in debate, he made little impression on the country and none upon posterity ... The reason for this was that his wonderful gifts were wholly devoted to partisan discussions and local issues."<ref>Chauncey M. Depew, "My Memories Of Eighty Years", Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1923</ref>

[[File:Roscoe Conkling crop.jpg|thumb|upright|A statute of Conkling in [[Madison Square Park]], near Conkling's Manhattan home.]]
A [[Statue of Roscoe Conkling|statue of him]] stands in Madison Square Park in [[New York City]]. Conkling is the namesake to the hamlets [[Roscoe, New York]],<ref>[http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=56&Itemid=85 Rockland] Sullivan County Historical Society</ref> [[Roscoe, South Dakota]], and [[Roscoe, Georgia]]<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | last =Krakow | first = Kenneth K. | date=1975 | location=Macon, GA | page =192 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> and [[Roscoe Conkling Park]], a {{convert|625|acre|adj=on}} park in Utica, New York containing a zoo, golf course, and ski area.  His [[Roscoe Conkling House|house]] in Utica was made a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1975. [[Los Angeles]]'s [[Roscoe Boulevard]] may or may not have been named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roscoe Boulevard |url=https://lastreetnames.com/street/roscoe-boulevard/|website=lastreetnames.com|date=30 September 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref>

Conkling's stature as a powerful politician—and the interests of others in currying favor with him—led to many babies being named for him. These include [[Roscoe C. Patterson]], Roscoe Conkling Oyer, [[Roscoe Simmons|Roscoe Conkling Simmons]], [[Roscoe Conkling Giles]], [[Roscoe Conkling Bruce]],{{sfn|A.R. Conkling|p=583}} [[Roscoe C. McCulloch]], [[Roscoe Conkling Ensign Brown]] and [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Roscoe Conkling ("Fatty") Arbuckle]].<ref>Melissa Block, [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1121680 Roscoe Conkling], "All Things Considered", [[National Public Radio]], April 18, 2001.</ref> Arbuckle's father, however, despised Conkling and named the boy because he suspected the boy wasn't his own, and as a nod towards Conkling's reputation as a  philanderer.<ref name="Ellis">{{cite book |last=Ellis |first=Chris & Julie |title=The Mammoth Book of Celebrity Murder: Murder played out in the spotlight of maximum publicity |publisher=Constable & Robertson |date=April 10, 2005 |isbn=978-0786715688 }}</ref> Roscoe Conkling Brown Sr., the father of [[Roscoe C. Brown Jr.]], changed his own name from George to honor Conkling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., 94, Tuskegee Airman and Political Confidant |page=A17 |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/nyregion/roscoe-c-brown-jr-tuskegee-airman-and-confidant-to-new-york-politicians-dies-at-94.html |access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>