Henry Adoniram Swift

Henry Adoniram Swift
3rd Governor of Minnesota
In office
July 10, 1863 – January 11, 1864
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byAlexander Ramsey
Succeeded byStephen Miller
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1863
GovernorAlexander Ramsey
Preceded byIgnatius L. Donnelly
Succeeded byCharles D. Sherwood
Personal details
Born(1823-03-23)March 23, 1823
Ravenna, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1869(1869-02-25) (aged 45)
St. Peter, Minnesota, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseRuth Livingston
Professionlawyer, businessperson, abolitionist

Henry Adoniram Swift (March 23, 1823 – February 25, 1869) was an American politician who was the third governor of Minnesota following the resignation of Alexander Ramsey. He would hold the record of the shortest serving governor of Minnesota, serving for only 188 days, until his record was broken by Hjalmar Petersen in 1937. Swift was a Republican.

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