George Swain (other)
George Swain may refer to: * George W. Swain (1824–?), senator in the Wisconsin State Senate * George Gilbert Swain (1829–1918), American businessman and politician * George Fillmore Swain (1857–1931), American civil engineer * George Swain (priest) (1870–1955), Dean of Limerick * George Swain (walker) George Wood Swain (1919–2000) was a local legend from Boron, California. His nickname was "Walking George." He had penchant for walking that made him a legend among locals, in the '' Los Angeles Times'', and even on national television. Geor ...

George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incumb ...
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George Gilbert Swain
George Gilbert Swain (January 3, 1829 – June 1, 1918) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Halifax, Vermont, Swain moved to Delton, Wisconsin in 1855 and settled on a farm. He then worked for the Chicago and North Western Railway and was an inspector for the railroad company's fuel supplies and mines in Iowa. Swain served on the Delton Town Board and on the Sauk County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. Swain was a Republican and was one of the presidential electors in the 1872 United States Presidential Election. While living in Sauk County, Swain served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1870, 1871, and 1872. After retiring, Swain moved to Winona, Minnesota. When his wife died in 1911, Swain moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 c ...
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George Fillmore Swain
George Fillmore Swain (2 March 1857, San Francisco, California – 1 July 1931) was a civil engineer from the United States. He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and later at Harvard University. Biography He was graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1877 and then studied in Berlin, Germany, for three years. On his return to the United States, he settled in Boston. In 1887 he became professor of civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was then located in Boston. He remained at MIT until 1909, when he became professor of civil engineering at the Harvard Graduate School of Applied Science. He also served as consulting engineer of the Massachusetts Railroad Commission, and in 1894 became a member of the Boston Transit Commission, becoming its chairman in 1913. Works * ''Notes on Hydraulics'' (1885) * “Report on the Water Power of the Atlantic Watershed” in Vol. XVII of the ''Tenth United States Ce ...
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George Swain (priest)
George Lill Swain was Dean of Limerick from 1929 to 1953. He was born in 1870 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1894 and after curacies at Drummaul and Limerick worked overseas in Valencia before Incumbent (ecclesiastical), incumbencies at List of townlands of County Limerick, Kilkeedy, Dysert and St Michael, Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 .... He died on 26 April 1955.Who's Who, Who was Who on-line (ibid) Notes

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