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Samuel Swartwout

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Gender Male
Death168 years ago
Date of birth November 17,1783
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Poughkeepsie
New York
United States
DiedNew York
New York
United States
Date of died November 21,1856
NationalityAmerican
BooksFragile empires
Parents Abraham Swartwout
Previous positionCollector of the Port of New York (1829–1838)
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Samuel Swartwout Life story


Samuel Swartwout was an American soldier, merchant, speculator, and politician. He is best known for his role in the Swartwout-Hoyt scandal, in which he was alleged to have embezzled $1,222,705.09 during his tenure as Collector of the Port of New York.

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