John Adams Conkey (1839–1903) was an American Customs broker and one of the founders of the Boston Red Stockings of the National League.
Dr. Solomon Townsend became his legal guardian and he and his sister were sent to live with Ann Robinson, a widow.
[2] In 1871, Conkey was part of a group that founded Boston’s National League baseball team.
The club won the National League pennant in 1872, however the team suffered a significant financial loss.
Conkey remained as a director until 1874 when he left to focus on his customs brokerage business.