Harmon S. Conger

Harmon Sweatland Conger (April 9, 1816 – October 22, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Freetown, New York, Conger attended the local academy at Cortland in 1833.

He studied law with Horatio Ballard, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in Cortland, New York.

[1] Conger was also editor and owner of a newspaper, the Cortland County Whig, from 1840 to 1845.

[4] By now a Republican, Conger was elected Judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court in 1870.