Background
Swanson, John A. was born on April 14, 1874 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Anna G. (Johnson) Swanson.
Swanson, John A. was born on April 14, 1874 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Anna G. (Johnson) Swanson.
Educational public schools. Chicago College of Law, 1893-1895.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1895, and practiced at Chicago. Member Illinois House of Representatives, 1910-1912, Senate, 1914-1916. Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago, 1916-1921.
Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County, 1921-1929. State’s attorney Cook County, Illinois, 1929-1932. Now member firm Swanson, Dodge & Dornbaugh.
Member American, Illinois State and Chicago bar associations, National Prosecuting Attorneys Association (first president). Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Cecile A. Leason, June 17, 1896. Children: Charlotte Anna, Ruth Henrietta.
