George Sweeny

This article is about the U.S. Representative. For the U.S. federal judge, see George Clinton Sweeney.
George Sweeny
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1839  March 3, 1843
Preceded by William H. Hunter
Succeeded by Alexander Harper
Personal details
Born (1796-02-22)February 22, 1796
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died October 10, 1877(1877-10-10) (aged 81)
Bucyrus, Ohio
Resting place Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Dickinson College

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.

Sources

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William H. Hunter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th congressional district

1839-1843
Succeeded by
Alexander Harper
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