Charles Sweetser

Charles Sweetser (January 22, 1808 - April 14, 1864) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Dummerston, Vermont, Sweetser moved with his parents to Delaware, Ohio, in 1817. He attended the public schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Delaware, Ohio.

Sweetser was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-second Congress). He resumed the practice of law. He died in Delaware, Ohio, April 14, 1864. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Source

Charles Sweetser at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

Charles Sweetser at Find a Grave

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Name	Sweetser, Charles
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 22, 1808
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Date of death	April 14, 1864
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