Joseph Gardner Swift, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Gardner Swift

Superintendent of the United States Military Academy

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1783

Place of Birth: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1865

Profession: engineer, soldier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Gardner Swift (December 31, 1783 – July 22, 1865) was an American soldier who, in 1802, became the first graduate of the newly instituted United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; he would later serve as its fourth Superintendent from 1812 to 1814, and as Chief of Engineers of the United States Army from 1812 to 1818.