John Swinburne (New York politician)
John Swinburne | |
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| Mayor of Albany, New York | |
| In office 1883–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Nicholas Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Bleecker Banks |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district | |
| In office 1885–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham X. Parker |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Thomas Kane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1820 Lewis County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1889 (aged 68) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Albany Rural Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
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John Swinburne (May 30, 1820 – March 28, 1889) was an American physician and Republican congressman from New York who served as a medical officer from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War and as a member of American Ambulance Corps at the Siege of Paris in 1870–71. In his last decade, 1880s, he was briefly mayor of Albany and represented New York's 19th congressional district for one term.