Swift, Benjamin, 1781-1847
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found: In Senate of the United States, 1835:p. 1 (Mr. Swift)
found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Jan. 15, 2008(Swift, Benjamin, a Representative and a Senator from Vt.; b. Apr. 3, 1781; d. Nov. 11, 1847)
found: Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, April 8, 2016(Swift, Benjamin, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Amenia, N.Y., April 3, 1781; moved with his father to Bennington, Vt., in 1786; completed preparatory studies; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1806 and commenced practice in Bennington; moved to Manchester and then to St. Albans in 1809; practiced law and also engaged in banking and agricultural pursuits; member, State house of representatives 1813, 1825, 1826; elected to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831); was not a candidate for renomination in 1830; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian (later Whig) to the United States Senate served from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1839; was not a candidate for renomination in 1839; resumed the practice of law and agricultural pursuits; died in St. Albans, Vt., on November 11, 1847; interment in the Old Cemetery, South Main Street.)
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2016-04-15: revised
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