Charles Cleveland Convers (July 26, 1810 – September 20, 1860) was a

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politician in the U.S. State of

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who was Speaker of the

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for two years and a judge on the

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for a short time.

Biography

Charles Cleveland Convers was born at

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. He graduated from

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and the

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. Smith 1898 : 46 In 1849, he was elected to the Ohio Senate from

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for the 48th General Assembly, which convened December 3, 1849. In January, 1850, Speaker Harrison G. Blake resigned, and Convers was chosen as his replacement. In 1850, he was re-elected, and again sat as Speaker in the 49th General Assembly. In 1851, when Ohio Supreme Court seats first became elective, Convers was unsuccessful as a Whig nominee. Convers was a member of the board of trustees of Ohio University from 1845 to 1849.The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System – Charles Cleveland Convers
/ref> In 1854, Convers was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In 1855, the Republican State Convention nominated him for Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. He defeated Democrat Robert B. Warden that year. Smith 1898 : 40 He served only a short time before resigning due to poor health. He died September 20, 1860. Convers helped found Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville, where he is buried. Convers was married to Catherine Buckingham of Zanesville on April 14, 1839. They raised four children.

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