Ward Swank
Ward Swank | |
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| Mayor of Harrisonburg | |
| In office September 1, 1938 – September 1, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | James O. Stickley |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Denton |
| In office September 1, 1932 – September 1, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Morrison |
| Succeeded by | John W. Morrison |
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office February 28, 1923 – January 12, 1932 | |
| Preceded by | John Paul Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Aubrey G. Weaver |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Ward Clinton Swank November 10, 1885 Edom, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, 1949 (aged 63) Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Elsie Miller (m. 1918) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA, LLB) |
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Ward Clinton Swank (November 10, 1885 – June 2, 1949) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served for a decade in the Virginia Senate, then for nearly a decade as mayor of Harrisonburg, Virginia during the Great Depression.