James L. Conger
James L. Conger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Kinsley S. Bingham |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1805 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 1876 (aged 71) St. Clair, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
James Lockwood Conger (February 18, 1805 – April 10, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1851 to 1853, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives as a member of the Whig party.
Biography
Conger was born in
Canandaigua, New York, where he attended the district schools and studied medicine at Canandaigua Academy
.
In 1822, Conger moved to
Cleveland, Ohio, and continued the practice of law from 1826 to 1836. Then he moved to Macomb County, Michigan, and laid out the town of Belvidere, Michigan, which was destroyed by flood in 1837. This was at the mouth of the Clinton River in what is today Harrison Township, Michigan.[1] He soon moved to Mount Clemens
, where he was engaged in banking and mercantile endeavors.
Congress
In 1850, Conger was elected as a Whig from Michigan's 3rd congressional district to the 32nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852 and resumed his former business pursuits.
Retirement and death
Owing to ill health, James L. Conger retired from active business pursuits.
He died in
Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio
.
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