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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23





The Board of Directors
First Bancorporation of Ohio



        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement No. 33-47074 of First Bancorporation of Ohio of our report dated
April 22, 1994, relating to the Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan
Benefits at December 31, 1993 and 1992 and the Statements of Changes in Net
Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1993 and for
the period July 2, 1992 (inception) through December 31, 1992, which report
appears in Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of First
Bancorporation of Ohio.



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand

Akron, Ohio
April 29, 1994