Abraham Benjamin Conger

Abraham Benjamin Conger
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office June 6, 1949 – December 9, 1953
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Seat established by 63 Stat. 16
Succeeded by	William Augustus Bootle
Personal details
Born	Abraham Benjamin Conger (1887-07-14)July 14, 1887 Tift County, Georgia
Died	December 9, 1953(1953-12-09) (aged 66)
Education	Mercer University (A.B.) Walter F. George School of Law (LL.B.)
Occupation	Politician, judge

Abraham Benjamin Conger (July 14, 1887 – December 9, 1953) was a politician from Georgia and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Education and career

Born in Tift County, Georgia, Conger received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Mercer University in 1911 and a Bachelor of Laws from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1912. He was in private practice in Bainbridge, Georgia from 1912 to 1949, also serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1915 to 1916, and as Mayor of Bainbridge from 1922 to 1923.

Federal judicial service

On May 19, 1949, Conger was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia created by 63 Stat. 16. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 2, 1949, and received his commission on June 6, 1949. He served until his death on December 9, 1953.

Sources

• Abraham Benjamin Conger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.