Gov. Thomas Swann

1809 - 1883  (74 years)

• Name	Thomas Swann  [1]
  Title	Gov.
  Born	3 Feb 1809	Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1850  [4]
  	President, B&O Railroad
  Residence	1850	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [4]
  Occupation	1870  [2]
  	U.S. Congressman
  Residence	1870	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [2]
  Residence	1880	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [3]
  Elected	37th Governor of Maryland
  Burial	1883	Green Mount Cem, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [5]
  Buried	1883	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [5]
  Died	24 Jul 1883	Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I1386	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Gilmor Sherlock,   b. Abt 1820, Maryland, USA ,   bur. Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA
  Married	1834
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Swann, Jr.,   b. 9 Apr 1835, Baltimore, Maryland, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1866, Maryland, USA  (Age 31 years)  [natural] + 2. Louisa Swann,   b. 17 Jun 1838, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 5 Sep 1865, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 27 years)  [natural]   3. Jane B. Swann,   b. Abt 1839, Maryland, USA  [natural]   4. Elizabeth Swann,   b. Abt 1843, Maryland, USA  [natural] + 5. Mary Mercer Swann,   b. 15 May 1845, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1931, New York, New York, New York, USA  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Feb 1809 - Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Residence - 1870 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Residence - 1880 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial - 1883 - Green Mount Cem, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Buried - 1883 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Died - 24 Jul 1883 - Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1870 US Census - Baltimore, MD - Ward 10 (p256)
  		1880 US Census - Washington, District of Columbia - District 46 (p59C)
  		Thomas Swann [1809-1883]
  		1850 US Census - Baltimore, MD - Ward 11 (p153A)

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Swann was Mayor of Baltimore from 1856-1860 and had been President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from 1848-1853. He became the 37th Governor of the State of Maryland on 10 Jan 1866. On the 1870 census his estate was valued at $1 million with another $400,000 in real estate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S139] The Story of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Edward Hungerford, (Name: G. P. Putnam's Sons New York - London The Knickerbocker Press 1928, Vol. I and II.;), Vol. I. [S187] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 10, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Thomas Swann Elizabeth Ferdinand C. Latrobe [S193] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 123; Family History Film: 1254123; Page: 59C; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0119. Thos. Swann, Thos. [S189] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M432_284; Page: 153A; Image: . Thos Swann Elizabeth G. Thomas Louisa Jane B. Elizabeth Mary M. [S476] Find-A-Grave, Thomas Swann 1883.