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Charles Cleveland Convers

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Charles Cleveland Convers
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
February 9, 1856 – April 11, 1856
Preceded byAllen G. Thurman
Succeeded byOzias Bowen
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Muskingum County district
In office
December 3, 1849 – January 4, 1852
Preceded byCharles B. Goddard
Succeeded byWilliam E. Finck
(with Perry County)
Personal details
Born(1810-07-26)July 26, 1810
Zanesville, Ohio
DiedSeptember 20, 1860(1860-09-20) (aged 50)
Zanesville, Ohio
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Whig
SpouseCatherine Buckingham
Childrenfour
Alma materOhio University
Harvard Law School

Charles Cleveland Convers (July 26, 1810 – September 20, 1860) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio Senate for two years and a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court for a short time.

Biography

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Charles Cleveland Convers was born at Zanesville, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio University and the Harvard Law School.[1] In 1849, he was elected to the Ohio Senate from Muskingum County, Ohio 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.[2]

In 1851, when Ohio Supreme Court seats first became elective, Convers was unsuccessful as a Whig nominee.[3]

Convers was a member of the board of trustees of Ohio University from 1845 to 1849.[4]

In 1854, Convers was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.[1] In 1855, the Republican State Convention nominated him for Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. He defeated Democrat Robert B. Warden that year.[5] He served only a short time before resigning due to poor health. He died September 20, 1860.[1] Convers helped found Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville, where he is buried.[4]

Convers was married to Catherine Buckingham of Zanesville on April 14, 1839. They raised four children.[4]

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References

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  • Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
  • Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
  • Bell, William Jr. (1876). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Ohio Secretary of State.
Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
1856
Succeeded by
Ohio Senate
Preceded by
Charles B. Goddard
Senator from Muskingum County
1849–1851
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Senate
1850–1851
Succeeded by
Position Eliminated