Arthur Swift

Full Name: Arthur Swift
Date of birth: December 17, 1810
Date of death: April 13, 1855

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H Gonzales Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847 1st (1) (2) (3)     Seguin / Gonzales   DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca

(1) GUADALUPE COUNTY established by the Legislature in March, 1846, from parts of Bexar and Gonzales counties. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Early prominent resident of Seguin. "When the County [Guadalupe County] was organized in 1846, Swift used his influence to have the county commissioners move the designated route of the road from Seguin to San Antonio." Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.
(3) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District Gonzales
Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847
Legislatures: 1st (1) (2) (3)  
Home City/County: Seguin / Gonzales
Counties in district: DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca

(1) GUADALUPE COUNTY established by the Legislature in March, 1846, from parts of Bexar and Gonzales counties. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Early prominent resident of Seguin. "When the County [Guadalupe County] was organized in 1846, Swift used his influence to have the county commissioners move the designated route of the road from Seguin to San Antonio." Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.
(3) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Arthur Swift, born 12/17/1810 in Louisa County, Virginia, died 4/13/1855 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas. Swift Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
  • Mentioned in "Early History of Guadalupe County," p. 430. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900.
  • Arthur Swift (1812-1855), burial in Vaughan Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County. Find a Grave.
  • James M. Baker appointed administrator of Arthur Swift's estate by Guadalupe County court, April, 1855. "Administrator's Notice," The Texan Mercury (Seguin, Texas), 6/16/1855, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Seguin High School student's research on Arthur Swift's grave in Seguin cemetery, "Seguin Student Uses Science to Uncover the Past," 5/2/2011. San Antonio Express-News.

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