Christian Swartz
| Christian Swartz | |
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| 6th and 8th Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut | |
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In office 1880 – 1880 |
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| Preceded by | Walter C. Quintard |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Adams |
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In office 1882 – 1882 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin Adams |
| Succeeded by | Peter L. Cunningham |
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| Born | June 15, 1846 Wurtemberg,Germany |
| Died | 1932 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Adora M. Flynn (m. February 4th, 1875) |
| Children | Charles C. Swartz, Helen M Swartz |
| Residence | 68 West Avenue, South Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Eastman's Business College (1867) |
| Occupation | cigar manufacturer, banker |
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| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1865 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Christian Swartz (June 15, 1846 – 1932) was a two-term mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut, United States in 1880, and 1882. He was treasurer and general manager of The Old Well Cigar Company, of South Norwalk, and a Sheriff of Fairfield County.
He was born in Württemberg,Germany. He came to the United States with his parents in 1849 at the age of three.
His father's family were owners and editors of a newspaper in Germany and his father did newspaper work there and later on in the United States, as he was a skillful translator.
Swartz attended grammar school in Newark, New Jersey until the age of fourteen and spent several winter terms at district schools in Ohio and Minnesota. He went to high school in Hastings, Minnesota, and studied at Eastman's Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York where he graduated in 1866.
On February 4, 1875, Swartz married Adora M. Flynn. They had two children,Charles C. Swartz, the 22nd mayor of Norwalk, and Helen M Swartz.
He then went to work for cigar manufacturer, Jeremiah Bernd of Danbury. In the spring of 1868, in partnership with Bernd, he opened a cigar shop in South Norwalk named C. Swartz and Company. Bernd afterwards sold his interest to Reed Haviland. In 1880, Swatrz incorporated under the name Old Well Cigar Company. The business grew steadily, and when the United States Revenue Department renumbered the factories in the district, they named Swartz' factory as "Factory No. 1."
In 1882, South Norwalk had grown such that another bank was deemed necessary. In partnership with Hon. R. H. Rowan, Hon. John H. Ferris, Hon. Talmadge Baker, and other prominent men, Swartz was one of the organizers of the City National Bank.
Swartz was president of the Volk Hat Company, a director of the Norwalk Lock Company, and the City National Bank of South Norwalk.
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