Brigadier General Jacobus Swartwout | |
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| Born | November 5, 1734 |
| Died | February 16, 1827 (aged 92) Swartwoutville, Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York |
Jacobus Swartwout (1734–1827) was an early American landowner, statesman, and military leader. Swartwout served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War under General George Washington. He was a close ally of many key Founding Fathers of the United States, and a delegate to New York State's convention for ratification of the US Constitution.[1]
- ^ "Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York; July 26, 1788". Avalon Project. Retrieved 2016-03-27.