Charles Sweetser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Sweetser

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1808

Place of Birth: Dummerston, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1864

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.