| LC control no. | no2015105127 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Swope, Guy J. (Guy Jacob), 1892-1969 |
| Located | Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Birth date | 18921226 |
| Death date | 19690725 |
| Place of birth | Meckville, Pa. |
| Place of death | New York, N.Y. |
| Affiliation | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1967-1968) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators |
| Found in | Guy J. Swope, ©2015: t.p. (Guy J. Swope) Biographical directory of the United States Congress, accessed Aug. 10, 2015 (Swope, Guy Jacob, Representative from Pennsylvania; b. Meckville, Berks County, Pa., Dec. 26, 1892; attended the public schools, Keystone State Teachers College, Kutztown, Pa., and Columbia University School of International Affairs; taught school in Lebanon County, Pa., 1909-1913; served as United States internal revenue agent 1913-1918; engaged as a public accountant 1919-1934; budget secretary of Pennsylvania 1935-1937; elected as a Democrat to 75th Congress (Jan. 3, 1937-Jan. 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to 76th Congress; engaged as an accountant in 1939; auditor of Puerto Rico from Jan. 15, 1940, to Feb. 2, 1941; Governor of Puerto Rico from Feb. 3, 1941 to Aug. 6, 1941; director of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Interior Department, from Aug. 7, 1941, to Oct. 15, 1942; district director, Office of Price Administration, Harrisburg, Pa., from Oct. 16, 1942, to July 27, 1943; served as a lieutenant commander and later as a commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Military Government Branch, 1943 to 1946; engaged as a civilian chief, National Government Division, General Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan, from Feb. 12, 1947 to Mar. 9, 1948; special assistant to Pennsylvania State treasurer from Aug. 1, 1948, to May 3, 1949; served as special assistant to American High Commissioner in Germany from July 1949 to Mar. 1954; was unsuccessful candidate for election in 1956 to 85th Congress; certified public accountant; director and comptroller of Lake Asphalt & Petroleum Co. of Pennsylvania 1956-1961; deputy State treasurer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, May 1, 1961-May 3, 1965; d. New York City July 25, 1969) |
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