US Swift, Henry Adoniram - Governor, MN

Henry Adoniram Swift

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Born: March 23, 1823

Birthplace: Ravenna, Ohio

Father: Isaac Swift 1789 – 1874
(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio)​

Mother: Eliza Thompson 1800 – 1884
(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio)​

Wife: Ruth Livingston 1827 – 1881
(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio)​

Married: September 11, 1851 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Children:

Emily Morrison Swift 1853 – 1863​
Stelia Swift 1855 – 1855​
Mary Elizabeth Swift Ives 1855 – 1926​
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota)​
Henry Stevenson Swift 1860 – 1864​
Stella Swift 1866 – 1866​

Political Party: Republican Party

Education:


1842: Graduated from Western Reserve College - (High Honors)​

Occupation before War:

Private Tutor to children on Plantation in Mississippi after college.​
1845 – 1846: Attorney in Ravenna, Ohio​

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1846 – 1847: Assistant Clerk Ohio State House of Representatives​
1848: Chief Clerk of Ohio State House of Representatives​
1853: Moved his family to Minnesota​
1853 – 1856: Real Estate and Insurance Businessman in St. Paul, Minnesota​
1856 – 1861: Real Estate and Insurance Businessman St. Peter, Minnesota​
1857: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman.​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Minnesota State Senator​
1861 – 1863: President of Minnesota State Senate​
1863: Lt. Governor of Minnesota​
1863 – 1864: Governor of Minnesota​
1863 – 1864: The State Population of Minnesota Increased.​
Declined to run for Election as Governor of Minnesota​
1865 – 1869: Register of Saint Peter Minnesota Land Office​
1865: Unsuccessful Candidate for Republican Senate Nomination​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1869: Register of Saint Peter Minnesota Land Office​
1870: After his death Minnesota named Swift County in his honor.​

Died: February 25, 1869

Place of Death: St. Peter, Minnesota

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Age at time of Death: 45 years old

Burial Place:
Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio
 
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He was serving as Lt. Governor of Minnesota when Gov. Alexander Ramsey resigned to take his seat in Congress. On July 10, 1863 he was sworn in this made Swift the third governor in less than a year.
 
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