Alexander Hamilton Conner (August 5, 1831 – May 29, 1891) was a United States

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 politician and legislator.

Born in Hamilton County, Indiana

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, Conner was the son of William Conner

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, a pioneer and politician. He was admitted to the bar in 1855. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives

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 in 1856. In 1860, Conner took part in the Republican Convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln

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. Conner was a newspaper publisher and was appointed postmaster for Indianapolis, Indiana

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. In 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant

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 appointed Conner Governor of Idaho Territory

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, but he declined the office. After dealing with financial problems with his newspaper in Indianapolis, Conner moved to Kearney, Nebraska

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, in 1872, where he practiced law. Conner served in the Nebraska Constitutional Convention of 1875 and was elected to the Nebraska State Senate serving in 1883-1885 and 1889-1891.