He was President of the Standard Typewriter Company which was renamed Corona Typewriter Company in 1914, and merged after his death to form Smith Corona. He was also President of the Groton Mechanics' Bank.
He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1909 and 1910. In January 1910, he opposed the election of Jotham P. Allds as President pro tempore of the State Senate, and accused Allds of having demanded, and received, a bribe in 1901 when both Conger and Allds had been members of the State Assembly. Eventually Allds was found guilty, and resigned first the presidency pro tempore and then his senate seat. Conger himself also resigned his seat, on April 4, 1910, and retired from politics.[2]
He died on February 28, 1922, at his home in Groton, New York,[3] which is now "The Benn Conger Inn".[4]
Sources
^Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 345f, 348 and 367)
benn, conger, october, 1856, february, 1922, american, businessman, banker, politician, from, york, 1900, life, edithe, born, october, 1856, groton, tompkins, county, york, president, standard, typewriter, company, which, renamed, corona, typewriter, company, . Benn Conger October 29 1856 February 28 1922 was an American businessman banker and politician from New York Benn Conger 1900 Life EditHe was born on October 29 1856 in Groton Tompkins County New York He was President of the Standard Typewriter Company which was renamed Corona Typewriter Company in 1914 and merged after his death to form Smith Corona He was also President of the Groton Mechanics Bank Conger was a member of the New York State Assembly Tompkins Co in 1900 and 1901 1 He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1909 and 1910 In January 1910 he opposed the election of Jotham P Allds as President pro tempore of the State Senate and accused Allds of having demanded and received a bribe in 1901 when both Conger and Allds had been members of the State Assembly Eventually Allds was found guilty and resigned first the presidency pro tempore and then his senate seat Conger himself also resigned his seat on April 4 1910 and retired from politics 2 He died on February 28 1922 at his home in Groton New York 3 which is now The Benn Conger Inn 4 Sources Edit Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch Hurd Publishing Co New York and Buffalo 1911 Vol IV pg 345f 348 and 367 CONGER RESIGNS ADMITS FAULT in The New York Times on April 5 1910 Ex State Senator Ben sic Conger in The New York Times on March 1 1922 Groton by Rosemarie Palmer Tucker Arcadia Publishing 2009 Images of America series pg 8 External links EditThe Benn Conger InnNew York State AssemblyPreceded byTheron Johnson New York State Assembly Tompkins County1900 1901 Succeeded byGeorge E MonroeNew York State SenatePreceded byBenjamin M Wilcox New York State Senate 41st District1909 1910 Succeeded byJohn F Murtaugh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benn Conger amp oldid 1125941708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
