Richard Swann
Richard Swann was born on October 28, 1811, either in Maryland or in Alexandria, Virginia, to James King Swann. He married Ann H. Smith on October 7, 1834, and they had at least three children: Samuel, born around 1836; Thomas, born around 1841; and Caroline, born around 1850. They lived in Annapolis, Maryland. He supported the Whig Party. He served in the state legislature in the late 1830s, and he served several terms as mayor of Annapolis. In 1851, he became the commissary at the United States Naval Academy, and he held the position for the rest of his life. He died of apoplexy in Annapolis on May 7, 1877.
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(5458)Swann, Richard1811-10-281877-05-07
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Sailor
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (15371) [recipient] ~ Hector Humphreys to Richard Swann, 7 November 1856

Places - Records: 1

  • (486) [death, residence in 1860, residence in 1870] ~ Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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  • (2) [politician] ~ Whig Party
SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Maryland Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850, available from Ancestry.com; The Daily Critic (Washington, D.C.), 8 May 1877