Preceded by William H. Hunter Name George Sweeny Succeeded by Alexander Harper Role Film actor | Political party Democratic Spouse Lesley Sweeney Alma mater Dickinson College | |
Born February 22, 1796
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ( 1796-02-22 ) Died October 10, 1877(1877-10-10) (aged 81)
Bucyrus, Ohio Resting place Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus Movies and TV shows Citizen Smith, Revolver, The Bitch, Fair Ground! Similar People Mike Grady, John Sullivan, Michael G Wilson, Peter Vaughan, John Glen | ||
George Sweeny (February 22, 1796 – October 10, 1877) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sweeny was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A lawyer, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Gettysburg in 1820, moving to Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1830.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Crawford County in 1838.
Sweeny was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842, and returned to the practice of law in Ohio, including another term as prosecutor in Crawford County.
He died in Bucyrus, Ohio, October 10, 1877.
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