George Leroy Converse (June 4, 1827 – March 30, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio, representing three different districts from 1879 to 1885.

George Leroy Converse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byJohn S. Jones
Succeeded byJoseph H. Outhwaite
Constituency9th district (1879-1881)
12th district (1881-1883)
13th district (1883-1885)
Personal details
Born(1827-06-04)June 4, 1827
Georgesville, Ohio
DiedMarch 30, 1897(1897-03-30) (aged 69)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting placeGreen Lawn Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materOhio Central College
Denison University
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Life and career

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Born in Georgesville, Ohio, Converse attended the common schools and Ohio Central College, and was graduated from Denison University, Granville, Ohio, in 1849.[1] He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio, in 1852.

He served as prosecuting attorney of Franklin County in 1857. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1860-1863 and 1874–1876 and speaker of the house in 1874. He served as member of the State senate in 1864 and 1865.

Congress

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Converse was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress.

He resumed the practice of law and served as delegate to the Nicaraguan Canal Convention in 1892, and made chairman of this and the subsequent convention held in New Orleans.

Death

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He died in Columbus, Ohio, March 30, 1897.[2] He was interred in Green Lawn Cemetery there.

Sources

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  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 338–339. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Death of Hon. George L. Converse". The Baltimore Sun. Columbus, Ohio. March 31, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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