Background
Swearingen, Van Cicero was born on February 2, 1873 in Nassau Company, Florida, United States. Son of William and Mary (Blitch) Swearingen.
Swearingen, Van Cicero was born on February 2, 1873 in Nassau Company, Florida, United States. Son of William and Mary (Blitch) Swearingen.
Self-educated; Bachelor of Laws, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1900.
Worked at blacksmith’s trade until 1908. Judge Municipal Court, Jacksonville, Florida, 1911-1913. Mayor of Jacksonville, 1913-1915.
Attorney general of Florida, 1917-1918.
Member Florida Bar Association. Mason.; Odd Fellow, Knights of Pythias, et cetera
Married Alice M. Padgett, of Fernandina, Florida, January 1, 1900.