Joshua William Swartz (June 9, 1867 – May 27, 1959) was a
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from
Pennsylvania
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Joshua W. Swartz was born in
Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Lower Swatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,557 at the 2020 census. Harrisburg International Airport and Penn State Harrisburg are located within the township. , just west of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was raised on his father's farm, and attended the rural schools,
Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College (LVC, Lebanon Valley, or The Valley) is a private college in Annville, Pennsylvania.
History
Lebanon Valley was founded on February 23, 1866, with classes beginning May 7 of that year and its first class graduating in 18 ...
, and
Williamsport Commercial School. He graduated from the law department of
Dickinson College in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1892. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Harrisburg. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
It ...
from 1915 to 1917.
Swartz was elected as a Republican to the
Sixty-ninth Congress. He declined to become a candidate for reelection in 1926, and resumed the practice of law until his death in Harrisburg. He is buried in
Paxtang Cemetery near Harrisburg.
Sources
The Political Graveyard
External links
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Swartz, Joshua W.
Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Swartz, Joshua W.
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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