Son of Meat Concern's
Founder Dies in Boston
Boston, (AP) - George H. Swift. 73, whose father, Gustavus F. Swift, founded the Swift and company meat packing firm, died last night in the Ritz Carlton hotel where he made his home.
He was one of the company's directors before his retirement in 1949 and had been a resident here since 1906 when he took over the firm's New England interests.
He was a native of Chicago.
He left his widow, the former Lucille Darst Casey, formerly of Chicago; one son, George, Jr., of Evansville, Ind., and three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Reeve of Manchester, Mass., Mrs. Everett Van Nice of Chicago, and Mrs. DeForest P. Davis of Lake Forest, Ill.
North Adams Transcript
March 10, 1951.
Son of Meat Concern's
Founder Dies in Boston
Boston, (AP) - George H. Swift. 73, whose father, Gustavus F. Swift, founded the Swift and company meat packing firm, died last night in the Ritz Carlton hotel where he made his home.
He was one of the company's directors before his retirement in 1949 and had been a resident here since 1906 when he took over the firm's New England interests.
He was a native of Chicago.
He left his widow, the former Lucille Darst Casey, formerly of Chicago; one son, George, Jr., of Evansville, Ind., and three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Reeve of Manchester, Mass., Mrs. Everett Van Nice of Chicago, and Mrs. DeForest P. Davis of Lake Forest, Ill.
North Adams Transcript
March 10, 1951.
Family Members
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Louis Franklin Swift
1861–1937
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Edward Foster Swift
1863–1932
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Lincoln F.C. Swift
1865–1867
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Annie May Swift
1867–1889
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Helen Louise Swift Neilson
1869–1945
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Charles Henry Swift
1873–1948
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Herbert Lincoln "Bert" Swift
1875–1911
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Gustavus Franklin Swift Jr
1882–1943
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Ruth May Swift Maguire
1883–1945
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Harold Higgins Swift
1885–1962
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