Background
Swan, Thomas Walter was born on December 20, 1877 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Thomas Walter and Jane Adelaide (Maynard) Swan.
Swan, Thomas Walter was born on December 20, 1877 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Thomas Walter and Jane Adelaide (Maynard) Swan.
Graduate Williston Academy, Easthampton, Massachusetts, 1896. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1900, honorary Master of Arts, 1916, Doctor of Laws, 1947. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1903.
Doctor of Laws, Northeastern U., 1948, University of Chicago, 1953.
Began practice, Chicago, 1903. Member Bentley, Burling & Swan, 1907-1916. Lecturer, Law School University of Chicago, 1903-1904, 1908.
Dean and professor of law, School of Law, Yale, 1916-1927. Judge The United States of America Circuit Court, 2d Circuit, since February 1927. Trustee Williston Academy.
Member of Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Delta Phi. Clubs: Elihu, City, University, Graduate, Yale.
Spouse Mabel Eleanor Dick, June 28, 1919, Lake Forest, 111.