About Philip Bergen Swing
Lived 1820 – 1882 (aged 62). Philip Bergen Swing was an American lawyer and judge.
Philip Bergen Swing (October 23, 1820 – October 31, 1882) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Education and career
Born in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio, Swing read law to enter the bar in 1842. He was in private practice in Batavia, Ohio starting in 1842. He was a county prosecutor for Clermont County in 1847.
Federal judicial service
On March 29, 1871, Swing was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Humphrey H. Leavitt. Swing was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1871, and received his commission the same day. Swing served in that capacity until his death on October 31, 1882, in Batavia.
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Who was Philip Bergen Swing?
United States federal judge (1820–1882)
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Philip Bergen Swing was born on 23 October 1820 in Miami Township.
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Philip Bergen Swing died on 31 October 1882 in Batavia, Ohio, Ohio.
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Philip Bergen Swing was a lawyer and judge.
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Philip Bergen Swing was American.
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