Samuel Swartwout
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 168 years ago |
Date of birth | November 17,1783 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Poughkeepsie |
New York | |
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Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 21,1856 |
Nationality | American |
Books | Fragile empires |
Parents | Abraham Swartwout |
Previous position | Collector of the Port of New York (1829–1838) |
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ID | 4442863 |
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.