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John B. Swainson

John Swainson
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Swainson in 1961
42nd Governor of Michigan
In office
January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1963
Lieutenant T. John Lesinski
Preceded by G. Mennen Williams
Succeeded by George W. Romney
52nd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
In office
1959–1961
Governor G. Mennen Williams
Preceded by Philip Hart
Succeeded by T. John Lesinski
Member of the Michigan Senate
In office
1954–1959
Personal details
Born July 31, 1925
Windsor, Ontario
Died May 13, 1994 (aged 68)
Manchester, Michigan
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Alice Nielsen
Religion United Church of Christ

John Burley Swainson (July 31, 1925 – May 13, 1994) was a politician and jurist from the US state of Michigan and the 42nd Governor of Michigan.

Swainson was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Port Huron, Michigan, at the age of two, with his family.

His father, John A. C. Swainson, of Port Huron, was a Democratic presidential elector for Michigan in 1964 and an alternate Michigan delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

He was captain of his high school football team and an Eagle Scout.

Swainson served in the United States Army during World War II with the 95th Infantry Division and lost both legs by amputation following a landmine explosion November 15, 1944, near Metz, Alsace-Lorraine. He was awarded France's Croix de Guerre, the Presidential Unit Citation with two battle stars, and the Purple Heart, all before his twentieth birthday. After months of convalescence and rehabilitation at the Percy Jones Army Hospital in Battle Creek, Swainson learned to walk upright and unassisted.


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