Carl Brent Swisher

Carl Brent Swisher (April 28, 1897 – June 14, 1968) was an American political scientist and historian who was an expert on the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was particularly recognized for his biographies of Supreme Court justices, including Stephen J. Field and Roger B. Taney.^[1] He was the Thomas P. Stran Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University from 1938 until his death in 1968.^[2][3] He was president of the Southern Political Science Association in 1956–57 and of the American Political Science Association in 1959–60.^[4]

Carl Brent Swisher
Born	(1897-04-28)April 28, 1897 Lewis County, West Virginia
Died	June 14, 1968(1968-06-14) (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland
Known for	Biographies of United States Supreme Court justices
Spouse	Idella Gwatkin ​ (m. 1929⁠–⁠1968)​
Children	Carolyn Swisher Mathiasen Mary Virginia Swisher
Parents	James Edwin Swisher Annie Gertrude Reger
Academic background
Education	Pomona College Robert Brookings Graduate School
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Legal history
Institutions	Columbia University Johns Hopkins University