David Swinson Maynard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American pioneer and doctor
Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1808
Place of Birth: Castleton, Vermont, United States
Date of Death: 13-Mar-1873
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About David Swinson Maynard
- David Swinson "Doc" Maynard (March 22, 1808 – March 13, 1873) was an American pioneer, doctor, and businessman.
- He was one of Seattle's primary founders.
- He was an effective civic booster and, compared to other white settlers, a relative advocate of Native American rights.
- His friendship with Chief Seattle was important in the formation of the city of Seattle, and it was he who proposed the city be named for this important chief.
- Maynard was Seattle's first doctor, merchant prince, second lawyer, Sub-Indian Agent, Justice of the Peace, and architect of the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855.
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