Charles Cleveland Convers was born at
Zanesville, Ohio. He graduated from
Ohio University and the
Harvard Law School. 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. 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. In 1854, Convers was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. 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. ==Notes==