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John Swanwick (1740, England – August 1, 1798〔(John Swanwick ) at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' has Swanwick's birthdate as 1760, but this is not corroborated by written sources〕) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in England, Swanwick and his family arrived in the American colonies in the early 1770s.〔Wheeler & Becker, ''Discovering the American Past'', p. 97. ISBN 978-0-395-87187-4〕 He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia under Robert Morris,〔Elmer James Ferguson ''et al.'', ''The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784'', p. 8〕 and was also interested in literature, having published a volume of poetry. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1795, until his death. While in the House he was chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Fourth Congress). Swanwick died on August 1, 1798, in Philadelphia, where he was interred at St. Peter's Church. ==References== * *(The Political Graveyard ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Swanwick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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