Edwin Hurd Conger (March 7, 1843 – May 18, 1907) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and banker from Illinois and Iowa. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America.

Conger (on left) and staff in the American legation, Beijing, circa 1901

Conger and family in foreground, with 9th Infantry Regiment lined up before the Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing, circa 1901

Born in Knox County, Illinois, Conger graduated from Lombard College in 1862 and during the Civil War enlisted as a private in Company I of the 102nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, later being promoted to captain and brevetted major. The Meridian Gate ( Manchu: Julergi dulimbai duka is the southern (and largest gate of the Forbidden City. Knox County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. As of 2000 the population was 55836 Lombard College was a college located in Galesburg Illinois. History Lombard College was founded in 1853 by the Universalist Church as the Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in In the UK and US military brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a Commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily but usually without receiving Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country At the close of the war, he studied law, graduated from Albany Law School in 1866 and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Galesburg, Illinois. Albany Law School is an ABA accredited Law school based in Albany New York. Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. Conger moved to Dexter, Iowa in 1868 and engaged in stock growing, banking and agricultural pursuits. Dexter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 689 at the 2000 census Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture He was elected treasurer of Dallas County, Iowa in 1877, being reelected in 1879, and was elected Iowa State Treasurer in 1880, being reelected in 1882. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Iowa. As of 2000 the population was 40750 He was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1884, serving from 1885 to 1890. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures from 1889 to 1890. Conger was appointed Ambassador to Brazil by President Benjamin Harrison in 1890, serving until 1893, was appointed Ambassador to China by President William McKinley in 1898, serving until 1905 and was appointed Ambassador to Mexico by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905, resigning later the same year. The following is a list of United States Ambassadors or other Chiefs of Mission to Brazil. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 The Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to China. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823 when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T He died in Pasadena, California on May 18, 1907 and was interned in Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, California. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Altadena is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California approx

References

• Edwin H. Conger at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-14

External links

• Edwin H. Conger at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-14

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