Alanson Sweet (March 12, 1804 – April 18, 1891)[1][2] was an American pioneer, businessman and politician.
Born in Owasco, New York, in 1831, he settled on a farm in Naperville, Illinois.
He served in a militia company in 1832 during the Black Hawk War.
In 1833, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and helped incorporate the city.
In 1835, Sweet moved to Milwaukee, Michigan Territory where he claimed some land and became a farmer and grain dealer.