George Sweeny | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | William H. Hunter |
Succeeded by | Alexander Harper |
Personal details | |
Born | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | February 22, 1796
Died | October 10, 1877 Bucyrus, Ohio | (aged 81)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Dickinson College |
George Sweeny (February 22, 1796 – October 10, 1877) was a 19th-century lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1839 to 1843.
Biography
[edit]Born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sweeny was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A lawyer, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Gettysburg in 1820, moving to Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1830.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Crawford County in 1838.
Congress
[edit]Sweeny was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842.
Later career and death
[edit]He returned to the practice of law in Ohio, including another term as prosecutor in Crawford County.
He died in Bucyrus, Ohio, October 10, 1877.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "George Sweeny (id: S001105)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
[edit] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress