John H. Swift

He served with them for three years during the American Civil War, participating in several major battles under Generals Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel P. Banks, and Philip Sheridan.

[2] Following his discharge, he learned the blacksmith trade and began working as a skilled mechanic for a large forging company in Southington, Connecticut.

[1] Swift was a Republican all his life, casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln on a Virginia battlefield.

In 1899, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Broome County 2nd District.

Their children were James C., Ellen A., Lillian C., and John P.[1] Swift died at home on December 14, 1911.