Elizabeth Lyons Swanson

Elizabeth Lyons Swanson
Photograph of Swanson circa 1905
First Lady of Virginia
In role
February 1, 1906 – February 10, 1910
GovernorClaude A. Swanson
Preceded byElizabeth Montague
Succeeded byEtta Mann
Personal details
BornElizabeth Deane Lyons
1863
Virginia, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1920 (aged 56–57)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia
PartyDemocratic
SpouseClaude A. Swanson
RelationsJames Lyons (grandfather) Peter Lyons (great-grandfather)

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Swanson (née Lyons; 1863 – July 13, 1920) was a socialite, painter, and farmer who served as the First Lady of Virginia from 1906 to 1910 as the first wife of Claude A. Swanson.

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