Background
Swan, Joseph Rockwell was born on December 28, 1802 in Westernville, New York, United States. Son of Jonathan and Sarah (Rockwell) Swan.
Swan, Joseph Rockwell was born on December 28, 1802 in Westernville, New York, United States. Son of Jonathan and Sarah (Rockwell) Swan.
Educated, Aurora, New New York
Admitted to bar, Columbus, Ohio. Prosecuting attorney Franklin County (O.) 1830-1835. Judge Court Common Pleas, Franklin County, 1834-1845, member Ohio Constitutional Convention, 1850.
Judge Ohio Supreme Court, 1854-1859.
An abolitionist; reputation founded on his opinion in that the state could not interfere with federal court. (in case Ex parte Bushnell), 1859.
President Columbus & Xenia Railroad Became known as legal writer Author: Commentaries on Pleading under Ohio Code, with Precedents of Petitions, 1861.
4 general revisions Ohio Statutes, 1841, 54, 60, 68.
A Treatise on the Law Relating to the Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace … in the State of Ohio. Swan’s Pleadings and Practice.
Member Ohio Constitutional
Married Hannah Andrews, 1833, at least 5 children.