Charles L. Swain
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| Born | April 19, 1866 |
| Died | February 28, 1933 (aged 66) |
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Charles L. Swain (April 19, 1866 – February 28, 1933) was a
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district
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Biography
Charles Luther Swain was born April 19, 1866, at
Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
Swain was educated at the public schools and at
Cincinnati Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1893, locating in Cincinnati to practice.[1][2]
Swain was elected to represent Hamilton County, Ohio, in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 73rd and 74th General Assemblies, 1898-1901.[1] In 1898, Swain was nominated by the Democrats for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, and lost the general election to Republican Jacob H. Bromwell.[3]
Swain was again elected to the 80th General Assembly, 1913–1914, and was chosen by his party caucus as Speaker.[2]
Charles Swain was married August 23, 1894, to Anna M. Burket.Presbyterian and a member of the Order of Knights of Pythias.[1]
He died at Cincinnati in 1933 of brain fever after a long illness.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Ohio Manual of Legislative Practice of the 74th General Assembly. State of Ohio. 1900. p. 520.
- ^ a b c d e Mercer, James K. (1913). Ohio Legislative History: 1909-1913. Columbus: Edward T Miller. pp. 537–538.
- ^ Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics. page 1230 of pdf file
- ^ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ45-SSX : 29 September 2021), Charles L. Swain and Hester L. Moody, 1917.
- ^ "Former Speaker Dies", Sandusky Register, Wednesday, March 01, 1933, Sandusky, Ohio, United States Of America
- ^ "Brain Fever Causes Death", Portsmouth Times, Wednesday, March 01, 1933, Portsmouth, Ohio, United States Of America