George W. Swain
George W. Swain (March 5, 1824 – June 17, 1904) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
[edit]Born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire,[1] Swain moved to Bristol, Dane County, Wisconsin in 1853.
Swain married Hannah Chase (1825–1895) in 1849.[2] They had four children.
Career
[edit]Swain was the founder of Chaseburg, Wisconsin, having platted the town in 1863.[3] He was its treasurer in 1866, and supervisor of Vernon County, Wisconsin in 1870. Swain represented the 4th district of the Senate from 1878 to 1879. He was a Republican.
In the mid 1880s, Swain moved to Ashton, South Dakota, where he remained until his death from heart failure at the age of 80.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1879. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ "George W. Swain". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ a b "Former Senator Swain Dies Suddenly". Vernon County Censor. Viroqua, WI. June 22, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
