George Bell Swift, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Bell Swift
American politician
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1845
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 02-Jul-1912
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About George Bell Swift
- George Bell Swift (December 14, 1845 – July 2, 1912; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1893; 1895–1897) for the Republican Party.
- He was selected to replace the assassinated Carter Harrison, Sr.
- as Mayor pro tem in 1893 and lost his re-election bid.
- He was re-elected when he ran in 1895.Swift was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Samuel W.
- Swift and Elizabeth Swift (born Bell).
- His family moved to Galena, Illinois when he was young.
- By his teenage years, the family was living in Chicago.
- Prior to serving as mayor of Chicago, Swift served two terms as an alderman.
- From 1887 to 1889, he was the city's Commissioner of Public Works.Swift was a proponent of the City Beautiful movement.
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