The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Swanston to Swede

Index to Politicians: Swanston to Swede

SWANSTON (Soundex S523) — See also AANSTOOS, BRANSTON, CLAWANS, CRANSTON, KLAWANSKY, SWAN, SWANSON, SWANSTROM, SWANTON, VANSTONES, VANWANSEELE, WANSER, WANSTREET.

Swanston, Mrs. William — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.

SWANSTROM (Soundex S523) — See also ANSTROM, BRANSTRATOR, BRANSTROM, BRUNSTROM, CLAWANS, FERNSTROM, KLAWANSKY, LANSTRUM, LINSTROM, LINSTROMBERG, QUARNSTROM, RENSTROM, STROM, SWANSON, SWANSTON, VANWANSEELE, WANSER, WANSTREET, WENSTROM.

Swanstrom, Dwight A. — of St. Louis County, Minn. Candidate for Minnesota state senate 59th District, 1942. Still living as of 1942.
Swanstrom, E. G. — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 29th District, 1873; member of Minnesota state senate 29th District, 1877-79. Burial location unknown.
Swanstrom, Edward See J. Edward Swanstrom
Swanstrom, J. Edward — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1902-03; defeated, 1903. Burial location unknown.

SWANTON (Soundex S535) — See also ANTON, BALWANT, SWAN, SWANSTON, SWINTON, WANTON.

SWANTON: See also Seymour Halpern.
Swanton, Fred W. — of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Mayor of Santa Cruz, Calif., 1927-33. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Swanton, Mary Ellen — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
Swanton, Robert T. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Midland County, 1950. Still living as of 1950.

SWANWICK (Soundex S520) — See also ANWILER, FENWICK, RENWICK, SWAN, SWANICK, VANWIE, VANWIGGEREN, VANWINKLE, WICK.

Swanwick, John (1740-1798) — of Pennsylvania. Born in 1740. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1795-98; died in office 1798. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 1, 1798. Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Swanwick, William J. — of Westchester County, N.Y. Liberal. Candidate for New York state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

SWANZEY (Soundex S520) — See also LINZEY, SWAN, SWANEY, WANZER.

SWANZEY: See also Oscar Edwin Heard.

SWAPKA (Soundex S120) — See also APKING, KONOPKA, KUPKA, LIPKA, PAPKE, RAPKOCH, SAPKOWITZ, SHIPKA, STOPKA, WAPLES.

Swapka, Frank B. — of Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Mich. Mayor of Dearborn Heights, Mich., 1978. Still living as of 1978.

SWARINGEN (Soundex S652) — See also BARINGER, MANWARING, SWEARINGEN, SWEARINGER, SWEARINGIN, SWERINGEN, VANAMERINGEN, VANSWEARINGEN, WARIN, WARING, WARINNER.

Swaringen, O. A. See Oliver Alexander Swaringen
Swaringen, Oliver Alexander (b. 1895) — also known as O. A. Swaringen — of Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born in Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., October 10, 1895. Democrat. Merchant; member of North Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SWARR (Soundex S600) — See also SOWYER, SWORE.

Swarr, H. B. — of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860. Burial location unknown.

SWART (Soundex S630) — See also ESWORTHY, MIDDLESWARTH, SIEWERT, SMART, STRAW, SWARTHOUT, SWARTOUT, SWARTS, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOOD, SWARTWOUT, SWARTZ, WART.

Swart, Dirck — of Albany County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1780-85. Burial location unknown.
Swart, Franklin — of Redmond City (unknown county), Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916. Burial location unknown.
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. Interment at Old Stone Fort Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
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.

SWARTHOUT (Soundex S633) — See also BARTHOLD, BARTHOLDT, BARTHOLOMEW, BARTHOLOW, GARTHOFF, HILLWARTH, HOLZWARTH, HOWARTH, MIDDLESWARTH, OOTHOUT, SARTHOU, SWART, SWARTOUT, SWARTS, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOOD, SWARTWOUT, SWARTZ, WARTH, WARTHA.

Swarthout, Elvin — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1924-30; defeated, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Swarthout, Harold D. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County, 1961. Still living as of 1961.
Swarthout, Howard C. — of Schuyler County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Swarthout, Paul F. — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Dry candidate for delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SWARTOUT (Soundex S633) — See also MIDDLESWARTH, STOUT, STOUTENBERGH, STOUTENBURGH, STOUTIMORE, SWART, SWARTHOUT, SWARTS, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOOD, SWARTWOUT, SWARTZ.

Swartout, A. H. — of Grayling, Crawford County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884. Burial location unknown.

SWARTS (Soundex S632) — See also MIDDLESWARTH, SHARTS, SWART, SWARTHOUT, SWARTOUT, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOOD, SWARTWOUT, SWARTZ.

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.
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. Still living as of 1956.
Swarts, Stanford M. — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Mayor of Canton, Ohio, 1926-28. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SWARTSLEY (Soundex S632) — See also ETSLER, HUTSLER, MIDDLESWARTH, SWART, SWARTHOUT, SWARTOUT, SWARTS, SWARTWOOD, SWARTWOUT, SWARTZ.

Swartsley, John C. — of Columbus, Platte County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1889. Burial location unknown.

SWARTWOOD (Soundex S633) — See also MIDDLESWARTH, PORTWOOD, SWART, SWARTHOUT, SWARTOUT, SWARTS, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOUT, SWARTZ.

SWARTWOOD: See also Hermann Godfrey Wellensiek.
Swartwood, Daniel B. — of Tompkins County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1833. Burial location unknown.
Swartwood, Jacob — of Tioga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1828. Burial location unknown.

SWARTWOUT (Soundex S633) — See also HAUGHAWOUT, HOUGHWOUT, MIDDLESWARTH, PORTWOOD, SWART, SWARTHOUT, SWARTOUT, SWARTS, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOOD, SWARTZ, WOULFE, WOULLARD.

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, 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. 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.

SWARTZ (Soundex S632) — See also ARTZ, MIDDLESWARTH, SCHWARTZ, SCHWARTZEL, SCHWARTZENBURG, SCHWARTZKOPF, SCHWARTZMAN, SCHWARTZWALD, SWART, SWARTHOUT, SWARTOUT, SWARTS, SWARTSLEY, SWARTWOOD, SWARTWOUT.

SWARTZ: See also Theodore Gilbert Beaver.
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 Pennsylvania. Constitutional candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
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, 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) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pa., June 9, 1867. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1915-17; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-27. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., May 27, 1959. Interment at Paxtang Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Swartz, Myron — of Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936. 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 (Soundex S200) — See also BASEY, BLASEY, CASEY, CHASEY, DASEY, SWAYZE, SWAYZEE, SWEASEY, SWEASY, SWEEZY, SWEZEY, SWEZY, VASEY.

Swasey, George T. — of Vermont. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1900. Burial location unknown.
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. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; 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. Died in Canton, Oxford County, Maine, May 27, 1928. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Canton, Maine.
- See also: congressional biography.
Swasey, Lewis M. (c.1859-1929) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. 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. 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.

SWATHEL (Soundex S340) — See also ATHEL, ATHELSTON, HIAWATHA, HORWATH, KATHELINE, SWATI, SWATZLANDER, WALSETH, WATHEN, WATHIER, WATHNE.

SWATHEL: See also Hiram J. Beakes.

SWATI (Soundex S300) — See also SWATHEL, SWATZLANDER, SWEAT, SWEATT, SWEET, SWET, SWETT, SWITH, WAITS.

SWATI: See also Swati Dandekar.

SWATZLANDER (Soundex S324) — See also FITZLAND, KETZLACH, PRITZLAFF, RATZLAF, RETZLAFF, SAWATZKI, SWATHEL, SWATI, TETZLAFF.

SWATZLANDER: See also Clayton Samuel Radcliffe.

SWAYNE (Soundex S500) — See also COSWAY, DEWAYNE, DISOSWAY, GESENSWAY, SAWNEY, SHAYNE, SWAIN, SWAINE, SWAN, SWANEY, SWANN, SWAYZE, SWAYZEE, SWEANY, SWON, TWAYNE, WAYNE, WAYNICK.

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. Burial location unknown.
- Cross-reference: Anthony Higgins
- See also: federal judicial profile; Wikipedia article.
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 Ohio. Born in Frederick County, Va., December 7, 1804. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1830; U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1830-39; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-81. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died June 8, 1884. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

SWAYZE (Soundex S200) — See also COSWAY, DISOSWAY, GESENSWAY, HYZER, MEYZEEK, MYZELL, SWASEY, SWAYNE, SWAYZEE, SWEASEY, SWEASY, SWEEZY, SWEZEY, SWEZY.

Swayze, A. W. — of Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Swayze, Caleb L. — of Louisiana. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1842-49. 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, Thomas A. — of Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

SWAYZEE (Soundex S200) — See also COSWAY, DISOSWAY, GESENSWAY, HYZER, MEYZEEK, MYZELL, SWASEY, SWAYNE, SWAYZE, SWEASEY, SWEASY, SWEEZY, SWEZEY, SWEZY.

Swayzee, Aaron C. (1817-1878) — of Indiana. Born in Fairfield County, Ohio, January 8, 1817. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1877. Methodist. Died in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., April 12, 1878. Burial location unknown.

SWEANEY (Soundex S500) — See also HEANEY, MCENEANEY, MEANEY, REANEY, SWANEY, SWEANY, SWEENEY, SWEENY, SWENEY, SWINNEY, WEANER, WEANT.

Sweaney, G. W. — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SWEANY (Soundex S500) — See also DEANYA, HEANY, MEANY, METHEANY, REANY, SAWNEY, SWANEY, SWAYNE, SWEANEY, SWEENEY, SWEENY, SWENEY, SWINNEY, WEANER, WEANT.

Sweany, Dan — of Hollidays Cove (now part of Weirton), Hancock County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

SWEARINGEN (Soundex S652) — See also BARINGER, DEARING, FEARING, NEISWANGER, SEARING, SPEARING, SWARINGEN, SWEARINGER, SWEARINGIN, SWEARS, SWERINGEN, VANAMERINGEN, VANSWEARINGEN, WEARIN, ZEARING.

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; United Commercial Travelers; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. 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, Henry (c.1792-c.1849) — of Ohio. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1838-41. Died on board ship, At Sea. Buried at sea.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Still living as of 1940.
Swearingen, Van C. — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Democrat. Mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1913-15. Burial location unknown.

SWEARINGER (Soundex S652) — See also BARINGER, DEARING, FEARING, RINGER, SEARING, SPEARING, SWARINGEN, SWEARINGEN, SWEARINGIN, SWEARS, VANSWEARINGEN, WEARIN, ZEARING.

SWEARINGER: See also Charles Swearinger Lewis.

SWEARINGIN (Soundex S652) — See also DEARING, FEARING, NIGHTINGILL, PETTINGILL, SEARING, SINGING, SINGISER, SPEARING, SWARINGEN, SWEARINGEN, SWEARINGER, SWEARS, SWERINGEN, TINGIER, VANSWEARINGEN, WEARIN, ZEARING.

Swearingin, David L. — of Marion County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
Swearingin, T. H. — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

SWEARS (Soundex S620) — See also EARS, SEARS, SHEARS, SOWERS, SWEARINGEN, SWEARINGER, SWEARINGIN, VANSWEARINGEN.

Swears, Clifford W. — of Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y. Republican. Chair of Fulton County Republican Party, 1927. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Swears, Leon F. — of Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y. Republican. Chair of Fulton County Republican Party, 1942; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

SWEASEY (Soundex S200) — See also BASEY, BLASEY, CASEY, CHASEY, DASEY, SWASEY, SWAYZE, SWAYZEE, SWEASY, SWEEZY, SWEZEY, SWEZY, VASEY.

Sweasey, Frank R. — of Eureka, Humboldt County, Calif. Mayor of Eureka, Calif., 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SWEASY (Soundex S200) — See also CREASY, DEASY, EASY, SWASEY, SWAYZE, SWAYZEE, SWEASEY, SWEEZY, SWEZEY, SWEZY.

Sweasy, William J. — of San Francisco, Calif. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1854-55. Burial location unknown.

SWEAT (Soundex S300) — See also SEAT, SWATI, SWEATLAND, SWEATT, SWEET, SWET, SWETT, SWITH, TAWES, WASTE, WATES, WESTA.

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, 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. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
- See also: congressional biography.
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.

SWEATLAND (Soundex S345) — See also ATLAS, BEATLEY, DEATLEY, KEATLEY, MATLACK, SWEAT, SWEATT, SWEETLAND, WATLAND, WHEATLAND, WHEATLEY.

SWEATLAND: See also Harmon Sweatland Conger.
Sweatland, A. E. — of Lufkin, Angelina County, Tex. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SWEATT (Soundex S300) — See also BEATTIE, BEATTY, HIEATT, PEATTIE, SWATI, SWEAT, SWEATLAND, SWEET, SWET, SWETT, SWITH, TAWES, THWEATT, WASTE, WATES, WESTA, WINDEATT.

Sweatt, Clayton C. — of Andover, Oxford County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1919-20. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sweatt, Joseph — of Andover, Merrimack County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1843-45. Burial location unknown.

SWECKER (Soundex S260) — See also ECKER, PLAWECKI, SECKER, WECKLER, ZERWECK, ZWECK.

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, 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; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

SWEDBACK (Soundex S312) — See also ALLSWEDE, BACK, LANDBACK, LINDBACK, NEDBALEK, SUNDBACK, SWEDBERG, SWEDE.

Swedback, E. J. — Member of Minnesota state senate 61st District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.

SWEDBERG (Soundex S316) — See also ALLSWEDE, BERG, FRIEDBERG, HEDBERG, MEDBERY, SMEDBERG, SVEDBERG, SWEDBACK, SWEDE.

Swedberg, Carl — of Wheaton, Traverse County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

SWEDE (Soundex ) — See also ALLSWEDE, ASWAD, DEWEES, DEWES, SWEDBACK, SWEDBERG.

Swede, The Galloping See John Hugo Aronson

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