Thomas Van Swearingen (May 5, 1784 – August 19, 1822) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Virginia
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.
Biography
Born near
Shepherdstown, Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of the 2010 census.
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(now West Virginia), Van Swearingen attended the common schools.
He served as member of the State House of Delegates 1814–1816.
Van Swearingen was elected to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1819, until his death in
Shepherdstown, Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of the 2010 census.
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, August 19, 1822.
He was interred in
Elmwood Cemetery.
He was the third cousin of U.S Representative
Henry D. Swearingen of Ohio.
Electoral history
*1819; Van Swearingen was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 55.71% of the vote, defeating fellow Federalist Edward Colston.
*1821; Van Swearingen was re-elected with 83.21% of the vote, defeating Independent Robert Bailey.
See also
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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
Sources
External links
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1784 births
1822 deaths
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
People from Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
19th-century American politicians