Claude A. Swanson
American lawyer and politician (1862–1939)
Claude A. Swanson was an American Democratic Party politician who served as governor of Virginia from 1906 to 1910.
During Swanson’s time as governor, a wide range of social reforms were carried out.[1][2]
According to one study, “Not since the Readjuster era had Virginia's elected leaders been so responsive to social concerns.”[3][4]
References
change- ↑ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/bulletin-united-states-bureau-labor-3943/november-1909-477652?page=3 Title: November 1909 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor, No. 85, Volume XIX, P.790-792]
- ↑ Ferrell, Henry C. Jr., "Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography" (1985). Political History. 14. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_history/14 P.83
- ↑ Ferrell, Henry C. Jr., "Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography" (1985). Political History. 14. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_history/14 P.83
- ↑ The author is referring to the Readjuster Party; a reformist political party that governed Virginia for a time during the late 19th century.