Mr. Conger was re-elected to the XXXth Congress.

The evidence

• “While a resident of Cortland Co., he took a lively interest in political afiairs, and, while pursuing his legal studies, he purchased the Cortla,nd County Whig, which he edited with ability and earnestness for six years ; at the expiration of this period, the young editor sold it out and gave his entire time and energies to his profession ; shortly after his admission to the bar, much to his surprise, he was nominated to Congress by the Whig Convention in 1846 ; owing to the political complexion of the district, many believed -that the nomination was only an empty honor, but, contrary to general expectation, Mr. Conger was elected to the XXXth Congress, and was re-elected in 1848, although his opponent was his old preceptor,, and one of the ablest and most popular men in the district ; after serving two terms in Congress, he gave his undivided attention to his profession, allowing nothing to divert him from the pursuit of his life ; after twenty-five years' experience as an attorney, a ripe scholar, a well-trained lawyer, an honest man, he was elected Ju'lge of this circuit in 1870 ; re-elected in 1876. Free from obnoxious partisanship as it is possible for a man to be, he has prov”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 698 / book p. 702

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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