| | 
Swart, B. T. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swart, Dirck —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1780-85; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albany
County, 1788.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swart, Franklin (b. 1876) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, June 25,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916;
San
Mateo County District Attorney.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married to Adele Beckman. |
|
| |
Swart, Jeff —
of Georgia.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Swart, Peter (1752-1829) —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1752.
Common pleas court judge in New York, 1795; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1798-99; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1807-09; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1816-20.
Died in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
3, 1829 (age 77 years, 121
days).
Interment at Old
Stone Fort Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y.
|
| |
Swart, Peter, Jr. —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1806-08, 1818-20.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swart, William —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1808-09.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swart, William D. —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 19th District, 1911-12; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District; elected 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swarts, David J. —
of Elma, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1980;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
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Swarts, Fred U. —
of Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swarts, Ralph F. —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Chester, Pa., 1943-56.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swarts, Stanford M. —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Canton, Ohio, 1926-28.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swarts, William C. —
of Dundee, Yates
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Bernardus, Jr. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1799-1800.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Bernardus —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1842.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, J. H. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Jacob —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1891-93.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Jacobus —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1777-79, 1780-83; member of
New
York state senate Middle District, 1784-95; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Dutchess
County, 1788.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, John —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1798-99, 1800-01.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Robert —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1838, 1840.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Robert —
Candidate for Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartwout, Samuel
(1783-1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
17, 1783.
Son of Abraham Swartwout and Maria (North) Swartwout.
He was participant in Aaron
Burr's "Western Conspiracy"; delivered a message from Burr to
Gen. James Wilkinson in New Orleans; subsequently arrested
in November 1806 for misprision
of treason, but released a few months later; early promoter of railroads;
openly supported the Texas Republic in its war for independence from
Mexico; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1829-38; in 1838, it was alleged that he had embezzled
more than $1.2 million from the New York customs house, and fled
to England; later investigation implicated a subordinate of his as
having obtained most of that money; forfeited
his property and returned to the U.S. in 1841.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1856 (age 73 years, 4
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
|
| | SWARTZ:
See also
Theodore
Gilbert Beaver —
Melyssa Swartz-Baxter |
| |
Swartz, A. Jordan —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Mayor of
Reading, Pa., 1857-58.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Allen L. —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Swartz, Arthur L. —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1929-36; member of
New
York state senate 50th District, 1939-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Charles C. —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1934-35; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1935-39.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Claude —
of Indiana.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1952, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Swartz, David Heywood (b.
1942) —
of Virginia.
Born in 1942.
U.S. Ambassador to Belarus, 1992-94.
Still living as of 1994.
|
| |
Swartz, Edward S. —
of Hummelstown, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
Constitutional candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
|
| |
Swartz, Edwin M. —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Eugene H. —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Mayor of
Gary, Ind., 1950-51.
Still living as of 1951.
|
| |
Swartz, Frank —
of Eden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Swartz, George L. —
of Elko, Elko
County, Nev.
Democrat. Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1937; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nevada, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Isaac B. —
of Dauphin
County, Pa.
Washington candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, James L. —
U.S.
Attorney for Alaska, 1977.
Still living as of 1977.
|
| |
Swartz, John M. —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1898-99.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Swartz,
Jordan See A. Jordan
Swartz |
| |
Swartz, Joshua William
(1867-1959) —
also known as Joshua W. Swartz —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 9,
1867.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1915-17; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-27.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 27,
1959 (age 91 years, 352
days).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
|
| |
Swartz, Myron —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Paul E. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swartz, Samuel J. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1899-1900.
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
|
| |
Swasey, George T. —
of Vermont.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swasey, John F. —
of Brentwood, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Brentwood,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Swasey, John Philip
(1839-1928) —
also known as John P. Swasey —
of Canton, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Canton, Oxford
County, Maine, September
4, 1839.
Son of Dr. Benjamin K. Swasey and Mary Davis (Perley) Swasey.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1874; member of Maine
state senate, 1875-76; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1908-11; defeated, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Died in Canton, Oxford
County, Maine, May 27,
1928 (age 88 years, 266
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Maine.
|
| |
Swasey, Lewis M.
(c.1859-1929) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928.
Member, Elks; Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1929 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swasey, Sherburne L. —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1902; Prohibition
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayne, Charles
(1842-1907) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Guyencourt, New Castle
County, Del., August
10, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1888; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-1907;
died in office 1907; impeached
by the U.S. House of Representatives in December 1904; acquitted in
the U.S. Senate.
Died July 5,
1907 (age 64 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayne, Charles N. —
of Ashland, Grafton
County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Ashland; elected
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayne, J. T. —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayne, Noah H. —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayne, Noah Haynes
(1804-1884) —
also known as Noah H. Swayne —
of Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., December
7, 1804.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1830; U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1830-39; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President); Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-81.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 8,
1884 (age 79 years, 184
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| |
Swayze, A. W. —
of Ellsworth, Ellsworth
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayze, Caleb L. —
of Louisiana.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1842-49.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayze, Daniel —
of Sussex
County, N.J.; Warren
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1824-25 (Sussex County 1824,
Warren County 1825).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayze, James K. —
of Hope, Warren
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayze, Joshua —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1781.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayze, Nathan —
of Adams
County, Miss.
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1815-17.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swayze, Thomas A. —
of Gig Harbor, Pierce
County, Wash.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| | SWEARINGEN:
See also
Jared
Williams |
| |
Swearingen, Andy (b.
1898) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Walker, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Eatons, Wood
County, W.Va., March 5,
1898.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1951-57; resigned 1957; postmaster.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Charles A. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Charles W. —
of Morrison, Noble
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Henry
(1792-1849) —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), 1792.
Son of Daniel V. Swearingen (1755-1822) and Rebecca (Dawson)
Swearingen (1758-1831).
Democrat. Jefferson
County Sheriff; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1838-41.
Died on
board ship, At Sea
en route from California, January, 1849
(age about
56 years).
Buried at sea.
|
| |
Swearingen, John V., Jr. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Trinidad, 1914-17; Georgetown, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Joseph M. —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th District,
1911-29.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Julia —
of Colorado.
Colorado
state treasurer, 1970.
Female.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Swearingen, P. V. —
of Milford, Seward
County, Neb.
Republican. Chair of
Seward County Republican Party, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Van C. —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1913-15.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Swearingen, Varrin —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| | SWEAT:
See also
Paris
Gibson |
| |
Sweat, Bruce B. —
of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia
County, Fla.
Mayor
of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
|
| |
Sweat, F. L. —
of Douglas, Coffee
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state senate 5th District, 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sweat, Joseph L. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1884,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Sweat, Kay —
of Lexington, Lee
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Sweat, L. E. —
of Blackshear, Pierce
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state board of education 8th District, 1949-50.
Still living as of 1950.
|
| | Sweat, Lorenzo
D. M. See Lorenzo De Medici
Sweat |
| |
Sweat, Lorenzo De Medici
(1818-1898) —
also known as Lorenzo D. M. Sweat —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, May 26,
1818.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state senate, 1862; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864,
1866; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1872;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1872-76.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 26,
1898 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
|
| |
Sweat, Richard —
Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Sweat, Sara —
of Ida, Monroe
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Swecker, B. T. —
of Blue Grass, Highland
County, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Swecker, D. B. —
of Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Swecker, Dan —
of Rochester, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Montana.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member of Washington
state senate 20th District, 1995-; appointed 1995.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Swecker, Susan —
of Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 2004-08.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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