Thomas Van Swearingen

Thomas Van Swearingen (born May 5, 1784 in Shepherdstown , Jefferson County , Virginia , † August 19, 1822 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1822 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now West Virginia , Thomas Van Swearingen attended public schools in his homeland. Nothing is known about his professional development beyond his political activities. He became a member of the Federalist Party and sat in the Virginia House of Representatives from 1814 to 1816 . In the congressional election of 1818 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Edward Colston on March 4, 1819 . After re-election in 1818, he could remain in Congress until his death on August 19, 1822 . He was a third cousin of Congressman Henry D. Swearingen of Ohio .

Thomas Van Swearingen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Van Swearingen, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 5, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Shepherdstown , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	August 19, 1822
Place of death	near Shepherdstown , Virginia