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Sherlock Swann

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Sherlock Swann

Birth
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Death
5 Mar 1935 (aged 68)
Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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SHERLOCK SWANN DIES IN BALTIMORE; Former Postmaster of That City Was Grandson of Late Governor of Maryland.

Police Commissioner of Baltimore 1910
Postmaster 1920

Appointed chairman of the Burnt District Commission by Mayor McLane After the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. In 1908 Governor Austin L. Crothers appointed Swann to the Board of Police Commissioners where he was considered instrumental in the development and modernization of the Traffic Department. Swann instituted the motorcycle squad and authored several laws including the Anti-Cobblestone law and the Swann Cocaine Ordinance. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
SHERLOCK SWANN DIES IN BALTIMORE; Former Postmaster of That City Was Grandson of Late Governor of Maryland.

Police Commissioner of Baltimore 1910
Postmaster 1920

Appointed chairman of the Burnt District Commission by Mayor McLane After the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. In 1908 Governor Austin L. Crothers appointed Swann to the Board of Police Commissioners where he was considered instrumental in the development and modernization of the Traffic Department. Swann instituted the motorcycle squad and authored several laws including the Anti-Cobblestone law and the Swann Cocaine Ordinance. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

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  • Created by: John Dowdy
  • Added: Nov 27, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234380036/sherlock-swann: accessed ), memorial page for Sherlock Swann (27 Dec 1866–5 Mar 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234380036, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).