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See also
James
Luther Albert Burrell —
Harry
M. Clabaugh |
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Swope, A. A. —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, A. M. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky.
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 7th Kentucky District, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Carrie Morris —
of Alderson, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, E. B. —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Edward —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Democrat. New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1925.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Felix —
of Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Frank —
of Orient, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-40 (37th District
1937-38, 27th District 1939-40).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Guy Jacob
(1892-1969) —
also known as Guy J. Swope —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Meckville, Berks
County, Pa., December
26, 1892.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1937-39;
defeated, 1938 (19th District), 1956 (16th District); Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1941.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 25,
1969 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Old
Klopp's Church Cemetery, Hamlin, Pa.
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Swope, Henry B. —
of Pennsylvania.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1870-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Herbert Bayard
(1882-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sands Point, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1882.
Son of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter and editor; received the Pulitzer
Prize in 1917 for a series of articles titled "Inside the German
Empire"; executive editor, New York World, 1920-29; under his
leadership, the newspaper won a Pulitzer
Prize for meritorious public service in 1922, for reporting on
the Ku Klux Klan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
English,
German,
and Jewish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
following surgery for an intestinal
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1958 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope; brother of Gerard B. Swope (1872-1957;
president of General Electric, 1922-39); married 1912 to
Margaret Honeyman Powell (1890-1967). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
|
| | Swope,
Hiram See J. Hiram Swope |
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Swope, J. Hiram —
of Myerstown, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Still living as of 1956.
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Swope, John Augustus
(1827-1910) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1884-85, 1885-87.
Died in 1910
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Swope, John M. —
of Alabama.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Alabama, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Swope, John W. —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Swope, Joseph J. (born
c.1897) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1897.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
worked for Kaiser-Frazer;
candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1949, 1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, King (1893-1961) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., August
10, 1893.
Son of James H. Swope and Mary Jessie (King) Swope.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920; state court judge in Kentucky, 1931; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935, 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Died in 1961
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
|
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Swope, Lavera —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
|
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Swope, Lee F. —
of Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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Swope, Mary D. —
of Carrolltown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Swope, Samuel Franklin
(1809-1865) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Kentucky, 1809.
Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1837; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1855-57.
Died in 1865
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Falmouth, Ky.
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