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George R. Swift

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George R. Swift
Official portrait c. 1946
United States Senator
from Alabama
In office
June 15, 1946 – November 5, 1946
Appointed byChauncey Sparks
Preceded byJohn H. Bankhead II
Succeeded byJohn Sparkman
Member of the Alabama Senate
In office
1935–1939
1947–1951
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office
1931–1935
Personal details
BornDecember 19, 1887
DiedSeptember 10, 1972(1972-09-10) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Alabama

George Robinson Swift (December 19, 1887 – September 10, 1972) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the term left by the death of John H. Bankhead, II and served in the Senate from June 15 to November 5, 1946, when a successor, John J. Sparkman, was elected. Swift was in the lumber business. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives 1931-1935 and the Alabama State Senate 1935-1939 and 1947–1951. His younger brother was U.S. Army Major General Ira P. Swift.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Service Social News". Army and Navy Journal. Vol. LXXXIII, no. 45. July 6, 1946. p. 1348. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Alabama
1946
Served alongside: J. Lister Hill
Succeeded by