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Samuel Swan

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Samuel Swan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large congressional district
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded byJohn Linn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large congressional district
In office
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
Succeeded byIsaac Southard
Personal details
Born1771
Scotch Plains, New Jersey, British America
DiedAugust 24, 1844
Bound Brook, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting placePresbyterian Cemetery, Bound Brook
Political partyWhig Party
Other political
affiliations
National Republican Party, Democratic-Republican Party
ProfessionPhysician

Samuel Swan (1771, near Scotch Plains, New Jersey – August 24, 1844, Bound Brook, New Jersey), was an American medical doctor who served as a five-term U.S. Congressman, serving from 1821 to 1831.

Biography

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After studying medicine, Swan began to practice in Bound Brook, from 1800 to 1806 and then moved to Somerville from 1806 to 1809.

Before going to Washington, he also served as sheriff of Somerset County for two years and county clerk for 12 years.

Congress

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He was elected to U.S. House of Representatives for the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1831.

He was an at-large representative for all but his second term, during which he represented the 2nd congressional district. He retired without seeking renomination. Although he did not formally represent a party when elected to the House, he was eventually affiliated with the Whig Party.

Later career

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After his congressional career, he returned to practicing medicine.

Death and burial

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He is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Bound Brook.

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  • United States Congress. "Samuel Swan (id: S001088)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's at-large congressional district

1821–1831
Succeeded by