James D. Swan (February 20, 1903 – June 25, 1977) was a
vegetable farmer from
Walworth County, Wisconsin, who served two terms as a
Republican member of the
Wisconsin State Senate.
Background
Swan was born in
Neosho Falls, Kansas
Neosho Falls is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 134.
History
Neosho Falls was founded in 1857, making it the oldest town and first county seat in Woodson County. It was na ...
, on February 20, 1903. He graduated from
New Trier High School
New Trier High School (, also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school, with its main campus for sophomores through seniors located in Winnetka, Illinois, United States, and a campus in Northfield, Illinoi ...
in
Winnetka, Illinois, and earned a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Princeton University in 1925. He became a farmer, and served as President of the Wisconsin
Potato and Vegetable Growers Association and of the
Vegetable Growers Association of America.
Public office
Swan had served as a member of his local
school board and from 1937 to 1952 of his county
drainage board. He was first elected to the senate in an October 1967
special election to replace fellow Republican
George M. Borg (who had resigned), and was reelected in 1970. In 1974, he was defeated for re-election by
Democrat
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Politics
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Timothy Cullen.
Death
Swan died June 25, 1977, in Madison.
['James Swan Dies Former State Senator,' Milwaukee Sentinel, June 27, 1977, Part 2, pg.12]
References
1903 births
1977 deaths
Farmers from Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
People from Walworth County, Wisconsin
People from Woodson County, Kansas
Princeton University alumni
School board members in Wisconsin
Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American farmers
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