About Thomas Van Swearingen
Lived 1784 – 1822 (aged 38). Thomas Van Swearingen was an American politician.
Thomas Van Swearingen (May 5, 1784 – August 19, 1822) was a U.S. representative from Virginia.
Biography Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), Van Swearingen attended the common schools. He served as member of the State House of Delegates 1814–1816.
Van Swearingen was elected to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1819, until his death in Shepherdstown, Virginia, August 19, 1822. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
He was the third cousin of U.S Representative Henry D. Swearingen of Ohio.
Electoral history
1819; Van Swearingen was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 55.71% of the vote, defeating fellow Federalist Edward Colston. 1821; Van Swearingen was re-elected with 83.21% of the vote, defeating Independent Robert Bailey.
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American politician
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Thomas Van Swearingen was born on 5 May 1784 in Shepherdstown.
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Thomas Van Swearingen died on 19 August 1822 in Shepherdstown.
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