Zephaniah Swift

Zephaniah Swift

Zephaniah Swift (February 27, 1759–September 27, 1823) was an American jurist, author, and politician from Windham, Connecticut. He was born in Wareham, Massachusetts and moved with his parents to Lebanon, Connecticut. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College in 1778. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Windham.

He served in the State's House of Representatives serving as speaker in 1792, and clerk of the house for four sessions. Swift represented Connecticut in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1797 as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1797).

He resumed the practice of law at Windham, and engaged in literary pursuits. He served as secretary of the French mission in 1800. Swift was a judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court beginning in 1801 and served as the Chief Justice from 1806 to 1819. He was a member of the Hartford Convention in 1814, and a member of the State's House of representatives 1820-1822. He died in Warren, Ohio with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.

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* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001119 biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website] ----


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