Thomas Swann

Thomas Swann
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byJohn Ritchie
Succeeded byRobert Milligan McLane
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byCharles E. Phelps
Succeeded byWilliam J. O'Brien
33rd Governor of Maryland
In office
January 10, 1866 – January 13, 1869
LieutenantChristopher C. Cox
Preceded byAugustus Bradford
Succeeded byOden Bowie
19th Mayor of Baltimore
In office
November 10, 1856 – November 12, 1860[1]
Preceded bySamuel Hinks
Succeeded byGeorge William Brown
Personal details
BornFebruary 3, 1809
Alexandria, Virginia, US
DiedJuly 24, 1883 (aged 74)
Leesburg, Virginia, US
Political partyAmerican (1856–1860)
Union (1861–1866)
Democratic (1866–1879)
Alma materThe George Washington University
ProfessionPolitician
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Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, Swann served as the 19th Mayor of Baltimore (1856–1860), later as the 33rd Governor of Maryland (1866–1869), and subsequently as U.S. Representative ("Congressman") from Maryland's 3rd congressional district and then 4th congressional district (1869–1879), representing the Baltimore area.[2]

  1. ^ "Thomas Swann (1809-1883)". Biographical Series. Archives of Maryland.
  2. ^ Frank F. White, Jr., The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970 (Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission), 165-170. available at https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001464/html/1464extbio.html