Henry Adoniram Swift
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
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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