Henry Harrison Swan

Henry Harrison Swan
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office January 19, 1891 – July 1, 1911
Appointed by	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Henry Billings Brown
Succeeded by	Alexis C. Angell
Personal details
Born	Henry Harrison Swan (1840-10-02)October 2, 1840 Detroit,Michigan
Died	June 12, 1916(1916-06-12)(aged 75) Grosse Pointe,Michigan
Education	read law

Henry Harrison Swan(October 2, 1840 – June 12, 1916) was aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born inDetroit,Michigan,Swanread lawto enter the bar in 1867. He was in private practice inCaliforniain 1867, and in Detroit from 1869 to 1870. He was anAssistant United States Attorneyfor the Eastern District of Michigan from 1870 to 1877, thereafter returning to private practice in Detroit from 1877 to 1891. He was a non-resident lecturer onadmiraltyat theUniversity of Michigan Law Schoolfrom 1893 to 1911.

Federal judicial service

Judicial portrait of Swan, c. 1911.

On January 13, 1891, Swan was nominated by PresidentBenjamin Harrisonto a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michiganvacated by JudgeHenry Billings Brown.Swan was confirmed by theUnited States Senateon January 19, 1891, and received his commission the same day, serving in that capacity until his retirement on July 1, 1911.

Death

Swan died on June 12, 1916, inGrosse Pointe,Michigan.

Sources

• Henry Harrison Swanat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.