Claude A. Swanson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetClaude A. Swanson
American politician
Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1862
Place of Birth: Swansonville, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 07-Jul-1939
Profession: lawyer, politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Claude A. Swanson
- Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862 – July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia.
- He served as U.S.
- Representative (1893-1906), Governor of Virginia (1906-1910), and U.S.
- Senator from Virginia (1910-1933), before becoming U.S.
- Secretary of the Navy under President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt from 1933 until his death.
- Swanson and fellow U.S.
- Senator Thomas Staples Martin led a Democratic political machine in Virginia for decades in the late 19th and early 20th century, which later became known as the Byrd Organization for Swanson's successor as U.S.
- Senator, Harry Flood Byrd.
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