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Thomas Swann

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American politician (1809-1883)

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Thomas Swann was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. S.

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1852 B&O Railroad stock certificate signed in original by Thomas Swann as President.1852 B&O Railroad stock certificate signed in original by Thomas Swann as President.A later portrait of Mayor/Governor Thomas Swann, circa 1865-1880A later portrait of Mayor/Governor Thomas Swann, circa 1865-1880

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Thomas Swann was an American lawyer and politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling and gained access to the Ohio River Valley. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, Swann served as the 19th mayor of Baltimore (1856-1860), later as the 33rd governor of Maryland (1866-1869), and subsequently as U.S. Representative ("Congressman") from Maryland's 3rd congressional district and then 4th congressional district (1869-1879), representing the Baltimore area.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1809 to 1883 · aged 74
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