George L. Converse

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.

He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio, in 1852.

He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-sixth 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.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress