John J. McSwain

John Jackson McSwain (May 1, 1875 – August 6, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

John Jackson McSwain
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1921 – August 6, 1936
Preceded by	Samuel J. Nicholls
Succeeded by	Gabriel H. Mahon, Jr.
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1875 Cross Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 6, 1936(1936-08-06) (aged 61) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Springwood Cemetery Greenville, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of South Carolina
Profession	Attorney
Committees	House Military Affairs Committee[1]
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Captain
Unit	154th Infantry
Battles/wars	First World War

Born on a farm near Cross Hill, South Carolina, McSwain attended the public schools. He graduated from Wofford College Fitting School in 1893 and from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1897. He taught school in Marlboro, Abbeville, and Anderson Counties. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Greenville, South Carolina. He served as a referee in bankruptcy from 1912 to 1917. He entered the officers' training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, May 12, 1917, and served in the First World War as captain of Company A, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Infantry, until March 6, 1919, when he was honorably discharged. He resumed the practice of law in Greenville, South Carolina.

McSwain was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs (Seventy-second through Seventy-fourth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1936. He died in Columbia, South Carolina, on August 6, 1936.^[2] He was interred in Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources

• United States Congress. "John J. McSwain (id: M000604)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.