Noah Haynes Swayne Sr.
Born: December 7, 1804
Birthplace: Frederick County, Virginia
Father: Joshua Swayne 1755 – 1808
Mother: Rebecca Smith 1765 – 1835
Wife: Sarah Ann Wager 1810 – 1881
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Catherine Swayne
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Major General Wager Swayne 1834 – 1902
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Rebecca Swayne 1835 – 1840
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Virginia Swayne 1841 – Unknown
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Sarah Ann Swayne 1843 – Unknown
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Henry Stuart Swayne 1845 – 1893
(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois)
Noah Haines Swayne Jr. 1848 – 1922
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio)
Francis Bond "Frank" Swayne 1850 – 1928
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
Political Party: Democratic Party and Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1824 – 1830: Attorney in Coshocton, Ohio
1826: Prosecuting Attorney for Coshocton County, Ohio
1830: Ohio State Representative
1830 – 1839: United States Attorney for District of Ohio
Member of Columbus, Ohio City Council
1836: Ohio State Representative
1839 – 1862: Attorney in Columbus, Ohio
Close friend of U.S. Associate Justice Honorable John McLean
Political Organizer for Republican Political Party
Civil War Career:
1839 – 1862: Attorney in Columbus, Ohio
1862 – 1881: Associate Justice of United States Supreme Court
1864: Wrote the majority opinion in Gelpcke v. City of Dubuque
Occupation after War:
1862 – 1881: Associate Justice of United States Supreme Court
1866: Defended Civil Rights Act in United States v. Rhodes
1873: Dissented in Slaughterhouse Cases
1881: Famous for the majority opinion in Springer v. United States
Died: June 8, 1884
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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