William Swan Garvin

William Swan Garvin (* July 25, 1806 in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, † February 20, 1883 ) was an American politician. From 1845 to 1847 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Garvin enjoyed an academic education. For 50 years he edited the newspaper Western Press in Mercer. Between 1837 and 1841 he was postmaster of his native city. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1844 Garvin was the 22nd electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Samuel Hays on March 4, 1845. Until March 3, 1847, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This was marked by the events of the Mexican-American War. During his time in Congress Garvin was chairman of the Committee on public property.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked as a flour inspector ( Flour Inspector ) in Pittsburgh. Between 1867 and 1869 he was again postmaster of the town of Mercer. He also continued working as a journalist. William Garvin died on 20 February 1883 in Mercer, where he was also buried.