Background
Swoope, William Irvin was born on October 3, 1862 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of H. Bucher and Susanna Patton (Irvin) Swoope.
Swoope, William Irvin was born on October 3, 1862 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of H. Bucher and Susanna Patton (Irvin) Swoope.
Graduate Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1882. Phillips Andover Academy. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1886.
Began practice at Clearfield, 1886. District attorney Clearfield County, 1901-1907. Speaker for Republican National Committee in all presidential campaigns, 1900-1920.
Deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania, 1919-1923.
Member 68th and 69th Congresses (1923-1927), 23d Pennsylvania District.
Member 68th and 69th Congresses (1923-1927), 23d Pennsylvania
Married Elizabeth Hartswick, October 4, 1899.