Swanson, Charles E.

SWANSON

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Date: 10/21/2019 at 21:10:12

Charles E. Swanson

(Who's Who in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1920, compiled and edited by F. C. Lake & L. N. Prince)
Charles E. Swanson, Lawyer, Council Bluffs; born Galesburg, Illinois, Jan. 3, 1879; Presbyterian; Republican; educated public schools ; Bachel of Arts, Knox College, class of 1902; Bachelor of Laws, Northwestern University Law School, 1907; married lone Westcott, June 29, 1910, Hopkinton, lowa; admitted to bar of Iowa in 1907; has practiced law at Council Bluffs since 1907; County attorney of Pottawattamie County since Jan. 1, 1915; re-elected 1920, for fourth term; honors in debating while at law school; also member Order of the Coif, scholastic honor fraternity; member Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks; past master Masons, elder Presbyterian Church ; director Young Mens Christian Association, Former residences, Galesburg, Illinois, until 11 years of age; moved with parents to Clearfield, lowa, 1890.