John Swinburne (New York)

John Swinburne (* March 30, 1820 in Lewis County, New York, † March 28, 1889 in Albany, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1885 and 1887 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Swinburne attended the public schools of his home. In 1847 he graduated from the Albany Medical College. Then he began to practice as a doctor. During the Civil War he served as a doctor in the army of the Union. Between 1864 and 1870 he was head of the Health Authority ( Health Officer ) in New York Harbor. During the Franco-German War 1870-1871 Swinburne was head of the American Ambulance Corps, which took care of the wounded French soldiers during the siege of Paris. After his return to the United States, he worked as a doctor in Albany. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. After a long time disputed election Swinburne in 1883 was elected mayor of the city of Albany. Due to the controversial election result he could only take office in 1884 and only exercise for ten months. Then already completed his term of office.

In the congressional elections of 1884 Swinburne was in the 19th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Abraham X. Parker on March 4, 1885. Until March 3, 1887, he was able to complete a term in Congress. In 1886 he was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives John Swinburne again worked as a physician. He died on March 28, 1889 in Albany from stomach cancer.