Swift, Charles M., 1854-1929

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Charles M. Swift was born in Middlebury, Vt., the son of George Sedgwick and Louise (May) Swift and grandson of Samuel Swift (author of the History of Middlebury). He graduated from Detroit High School in 1870 and was admitted to the bar in 1877. He practiced law in Detroit until ca. 1893 and was later in business connected with building and operating electric transportation lines in Michigan and Manila in the Philippines. He married Clara Trowbridge in 1886 and Jessica Stewart Sylvester in 1913. He had no children.

From the description of Charles M. Swift papers, 1889-1929. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 759120813

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Philippines
Michigan
Florida
Champlain, Lake
France
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American literature
Boats and boating
Decedents' estates
Voyages and travels
World War, 1914-1918
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Businessmen
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Birth 1854

Death 1929

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