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Gustavus Swan

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Gustavus Swan

Birth
Sharon, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
6 Feb 1860 (aged 72)
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section O
Memorial ID
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h/o Amelia

aged 74 Years
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Gustavus was an attorney who, until 1843, had never lost a case. At that time, he represented William Graham with an insanity defense in a murder trial. Swan vowed to quit law if he lost the case, which he did. He later became president of the State Bank of Ohio.
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This information kindly shared Feb 1, 2017 by MWarner (#47788926):

Please post 2 website articles to bio. Others living in the area may be able to help by paroling the cemetery and/or setting headstone back in place and/or repairing broken ones.

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His grave was severely damaged..among many others. Cemetery targeted 12 times in 14 months and vandals still not caught

Green Lawn Cemetery ravaged by vandals
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/21/rewards-offered-to-nab-green-lawn-cemetery-vandals.html

Say SC but meant OH (Gustavas Swan grave among many others severely damaged)
http://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/green-lawn-cemetery-vandalism-continues
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Gustavus Swan Biography @archive.org
Memorial biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. pgs. 18 - 25. Memorial biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1908 New England Historic Genealogical Society, New England -- Biography, genealogy
h/o Amelia

aged 74 Years
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Gustavus was an attorney who, until 1843, had never lost a case. At that time, he represented William Graham with an insanity defense in a murder trial. Swan vowed to quit law if he lost the case, which he did. He later became president of the State Bank of Ohio.
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This information kindly shared Feb 1, 2017 by MWarner (#47788926):

Please post 2 website articles to bio. Others living in the area may be able to help by paroling the cemetery and/or setting headstone back in place and/or repairing broken ones.

____________________

His grave was severely damaged..among many others. Cemetery targeted 12 times in 14 months and vandals still not caught

Green Lawn Cemetery ravaged by vandals
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/21/rewards-offered-to-nab-green-lawn-cemetery-vandals.html

Say SC but meant OH (Gustavas Swan grave among many others severely damaged)
http://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/green-lawn-cemetery-vandalism-continues
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Gustavus Swan Biography @archive.org
Memorial biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. pgs. 18 - 25. Memorial biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1908 New England Historic Genealogical Society, New England -- Biography, genealogy

Bio by: Barnard/OConnor/Wolford



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  • Created by: Lulabell
  • Added: Oct 5, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30320694/gustavus-swan: accessed ), memorial page for Gustavus Swan (15 Jul 1787–6 Feb 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30320694, citing Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Lulabell (contributor 46557236).