Claude A. Swanson

Claude A. Swanson
Claude Augustus Swanson
45th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 6, 1933 – July 7, 1939
Preceded by Charles F. Adams III
Succeeded by Charles Edison
United States Senator from Virginia
In office
August 1, 1910 – March 4, 1933
Preceded by John W. Daniel
Succeeded by Harry F. Byrd
U.S. House of Representatives
Virginia's 5th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1893 – January 30, 1906
Preceded by Posey G. Lester
Succeeded by Edward W. Saunders
Personal details
Born March 31, 1862(1862-03-31)
Swansonville, Virginia, U.S.
Died July 7, 1939(1939-07-07) (aged 77)
Rapidan Camp, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Deane Lyons Swanson
Alma mater Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Randolph-Macon College
University of Virginia
Profession Politician, Lawyer, Teacher

Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862 – July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia.

He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1893 until 1906, was the 45th Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910, and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until 1933. Swanson lived most of his life at his estate Eldon in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, built by the Whittle family for whom Chatham's Whittle Street is named.[1]

He was Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 until his death at age 77.

Contents

Memorials

The Swanson Middle School, in Arlington, Virginia is named for him.

References

  1. ^ Governor Swanson's Retreat, victorianvilla.com

Further reading

  • Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography, Henry C. Ferrell Jr., The University Press of Kentucky, 1985

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Preceded by
Posey G. Lester		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1893 - January 30, 1906		 Succeeded by
Edward W. Saunders
Political offices
Preceded by
Andrew J. Montague		 Governor of Virginia
February 1, 1906 - February 10, 1910		 Succeeded by
William H. Mann
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Preceded by
John W. Daniel		 United States Senator (Class 1) from Virginia
August 1, 1910 - March 4, 1933
Served alongside: Thomas S. Martin, E. Carter Glass		 Succeeded by
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Charles F. Adams III		 United States Secretary of the Navy
March 6, 1933 - July 7, 1939		 Succeeded by
Frank Knox
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