Roscoe Seely Conkling (February 15, 1884 — September 14, 1956) was the Deputy New York Attorney General until 1919.

He administered the draft laws in New York during World War I and World War II.

[1] He was born on February 15, 1884, in Paterson, New Jersey, to William F. Conkling and Priscilla Mason of Northville, New York.

[2] He was the Deputy New York Attorney General until 1919.

[3] After a long illness, he died on the night of September 14, 1956, at his apartment in the Irving Hotel in Manhattan, New York City.