Claude A. Swanson
Former Governor of Virginia
Claude Augustus Swanson was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia. He served as U.S. Representative, Governor of Virginia, and U.S. Senator from Virginia, before becoming U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Franklin D.... Wikipedia
Born: March 31, 1862, Swansonville, VA
Died: July 7, 1939 (age 77 years), Rapidan Camp, Syria, VA
Party: Democratic Party
Books: Permanent Court of International Justice: Resolution of the Senate Advising and Consenting to the Adherence on the Part of the United States to the Permanent Court of International Justice, Agreed to January 16 (calendar Day, January 27) 1926, Together with the Resolution of the Assembly of the League of Nations Concerning the Establishment of the Court, the Protocol of Signature, and the Statute of the Court ..., Power of the President to Remove Federal Officers: Opinions and Dissenting Opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Case of Lois P. Myers, Administratrix of Frank S. Myers, Appellant, V. the United States Together with Briefs and Oral Arguments by Mr. Will R. King, the Senior Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Pepper, and the Then Solicitor General, Mr. Beck : Also Briefs and Reply Briefs in Reargument, Investigation of Paint Creek Coal Fields of West Virginia ... Report, and more
Education: University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Randolph-Macon College
Spouse: Elizabeth Deane Lyons Swanson