- Claude A. Swanson
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Claude Augustus Swanson 45th United States Secretary of the Navy In office
March 6, 1933 – July 7, 1939Preceded by Charles F. Adams III Succeeded by Charles Edison United States Senator from Virginia In office
August 1, 1910 – March 4, 1933Preceded by John W. Daniel Succeeded by Harry F. Byrd U.S. House of Representatives
Virginia's 5th congressional districtIn office
March 4, 1893 – January 30, 1906Preceded by Posey G. Lester Succeeded by Edward W. Saunders Personal details Born March 31, 1862
Swansonville, Virginia, U.S.Died July 7, 1939 (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 VirginiaProfession 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.
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Memorials
The Swanson Middle School, in Arlington, Virginia is named for him.
References
Further reading
- Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography, Henry C. Ferrell Jr., The University Press of Kentucky, 1985
External links
- Media related to Claude A. Swanson at Wikimedia Commons
- Claude A. Swanson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-05-16
- "Claude A. Swanson". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23257. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Posey G. LesterMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1893 - January 30, 1906Succeeded by
Edward W. SaundersPolitical offices Preceded by
Andrew J. MontagueGovernor of Virginia
February 1, 1906 - February 10, 1910Succeeded by
William H. MannUnited States Senate Preceded by
John W. DanielUnited States Senator (Class 1) from Virginia
August 1, 1910 - March 4, 1933
Served alongside: Thomas S. Martin, E. Carter GlassSucceeded by
Harry F. ByrdGovernment offices Preceded by
Charles F. Adams IIIUnited States Secretary of the Navy
March 6, 1933 - July 7, 1939Succeeded by
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(1947–)Cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) Vice President Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1933–1944) • Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1944–1945)Secretary of War Secretary of the Treasury William Hartman Woodin (1933–1934) • Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1934–1945)Attorney General Homer Stille Cummings (1933–1939) • Frank Murphy (1939–1940) • Robert H. Jackson (1940–1941) • Francis Biddle (1941–1945)Postmaster General James Farley (1933–1940) • Frank Comerford Walker (1940–1945)Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson (1933–1939) • Charles Edison (1940) • Frank Knox (1940–1944) • James Forrestal (1944–1945)Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes (1933–1945)Secretary of the Agriculture Henry A. Wallace (1933–1940) • Claude R. Wickard (1940–1945)Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper (1933–1938) • Harry Hopkins (1939–1940) • Jesse H. Jones (1940–1945) • Henry A. Wallace (1945)Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (1933–1945)Categories:- Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members
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