Edwin H. Conger

Edwin H. Conger
United States Ambassador to Mexico
In office
June 15, 1905 – August 3, 1905
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byPowell Clayton
Succeeded byDavid E. Thompson
United States Minister to China
In office
July 8, 1898 – April 4, 1905
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded byCharles H. Denby
Succeeded byWilliam W. Rockhill
United States Minister to Brazil
In office
August 9, 1897 – February 6, 1898
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Preceded byThomas Larkin Thompson
Succeeded byCharles Page Bryan
In office
December 19, 1890 – September 9, 1893
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byRobert Adams, Jr.
Succeeded byThomas Larkin Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 7th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1885 – October 3, 1890
Preceded byHiram Y. Smith
Succeeded byEdward R. Hays
Personal details
Born(1843-03-07)March 7, 1843
Knox County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 1907(1907-05-18) (aged 64)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah Pike
Children2
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Rank Major
Unit102nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

Edwin Hurd Conger (March 7, 1843 – May 18, 1907) was an American Civil War soldier, lawyer, banker, Iowa congressman, and United States diplomat. As the United States' minister to China during the Boxer Rebellion, Conger, his family, and other western diplomatic legations were under siege in Beijing until rescued by the China Relief Expedition.