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George Robinson Swift (December 19, 1887 – September 10, 1972) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the term left by the death of John H. Bankhead, II and served in the Senate from June 15 to November 5, 1946, when a successor, John J. Sparkman, was elected. Swift was in the lumber business. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives 1931-1935 and the Alabama State Senate 1935-1939 and 1947–1951. His younger brother was U.S. Army Major General Ira P. Swift.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Service Social News". Army and Navy Journal. Vol. LXXXIII, no. 45. July 6, 1946. p. 1348. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Alabama
1946
Served alongside: J. Lister Hill
Succeeded by