Background
Swift, James Marcus was born on November 3, 1873 in Ithaca, Michigan, United States. Son of Marcus G. B. and Mary D. (Milne) Swift.
Swift, James Marcus was born on November 3, 1873 in Ithaca, Michigan, United States. Son of Marcus G. B. and Mary D. (Milne) Swift.
Michigan State Normal School. Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1895, honorary Master of Laws, 1925. Harvard Law School, 1895-1897.
Began practice at Fall River, Massachusetts, now at Boston. Assistant district attorney, Southern District of Massachusetts, 1899-1902. District attorney, 1902-1910.
Attorney-general of Massachusetts, 1911-1913.
Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Delta Tau Delta. Mason (32°); Clubs: University, Harvard (Boston).
Married Olive U. Sterling, February 26, 1907 (died January 29, 1936).