Background
Swett, Frank Tracy was born on November 22, 1869 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of John and Mary L. (Tracy) Swett.
Swett, Frank Tracy was born on November 22, 1869 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of John and Mary L. (Tracy) Swett.
Preparatory education, public schools, San Francisco. Student University of California, 1887-1890.
Fruit grower and nurseryman, near Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, since 1890. Horticultural commissioner Contra Costa Company, 1905-1909, 1915-1919. Vice president California State Viticultural Commission, 1913-1919.
President and general manager California Pear Growers Association, 1917-1935.
Editor Pacific Rural Press, 1923. President California Grape Growers Association, 1916-1920, Contra Costa Fruit Growers Association, 1915-1920, Contra Costa Farm Bureau, 1917.
Director California Canning Peach Association, 1921-1925 (reorganization manager 1935), California Prune and Apricot Association, 1922-1925, California Cherry Growers Association, 1922-1929, National Horticultural Council since 1929. Chief of Farm Debt Adjustment Division, Resettlement Administration, 5 southwestern states, 1935-1936, resigned.
Clubs: Commonwealth, Hillside, Jawbone, Laymen’s League, Foreign Trade.
Married Myrta Wallace More, June 15, 1897. Children: Margaret, Elizabeth.