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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IowaCharles Edward SWANSON
(1879-1970)
SWANSON, Charles Edward, a
Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., January 3, 1879; in 1890 moved to Iowa with his
parents, who settled on a farm in Ringgold County; attended the
public schools of Galesburg, Ill., and Clearfield, Iowa; was
graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., in 1902, and from the
law department of Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., in 1907;
principal of schools, Altona, Ill., 1902-1904; was admitted to the
bar in 1907 and commenced practice in Council Bluffs, Iowa;
prosecuting attorney of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1915-1922;
elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and to the
Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third
Congress and for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress;
resumed the practice of law; chairman, City Board of Tax Review,
1949-1968; died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 22, 1970; interment
in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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