Conger, Edwin H. (Edwin Hurd), 1843-1907

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Edwin Conger purchased a farm in Madison County, Iowa in 1868. In 1874 he moved to Dexter, Iowa (Dallas County) to begin a career in banking. He served in several elected offices including Dallas County treasurer and Iowa state treasurer. President Harrison appointed him to the post of Minister to Brazil. President McKinley reappointed him to this position and then transferred him to the U.S. delegation to China in 1898. Conger achieved prominence during the Chinese Box rebellion of 1900.

From the description of Edwin Conger letters, 1869-1900. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 182556404
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referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Chamberlain" to "Cooke". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Sheahan, Daniel W., 1843-1911. Papers, 1849-1910. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Saunders, Charles Francis, 1859-1941. Charles Francis Saunders and Mira Culin Saunders Collection of Photographs and Negatives [graphic], ca. 1871-1965 (bulk 1910s-1920s) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn William Woodville Rockhill papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Pike-McConnell-Donaldson Family Papers, 1770-1967, (bulk 1902-1909) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Pike-McConnell-Donaldson Family Papers, 1770-1967, (bulk 1902-1909) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Whiting, Jasper. Diary, 1900-1901. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter to William B. Allison. [Washington, DC.] 1905 Jan. 6. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn William Woodville Rockhill papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Conger, Edwin H. (Edwin Hurd), 1843-1907. Edwin Conger letters, 1869-1900. State Historical Society of Iowa, Library
referencedIn Charles Francis Saunders and Mira Culin Saunders Collection of Photographs and Negatives, ca. 1871-1965, (bulk 1910s-1920s) The Huntington Library
referencedIn William Woodville Rockhill papers Houghton Library
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Death 1907-05-18

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