Thaddeus Campbell Sweet
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd district |
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In office November 6, 1923 – May 1, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Luther W. Mott |
| Succeeded by | Francis D. Culkin |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Oswego County district |
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In office January 1, 1910 – December 31, 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Frank L. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ezra Barnes |
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November 16, 1872 Phoenix, New York |
| Died | May 1, 1928 (aged 55) Whitney Point, New York |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Parents | Anthony Wayne Sweet and Sarah Elizabeth Campbell |
Thaddeus Campbell Sweet (November 16, 1872 – May 1, 1928) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York. He represented New York's 32nd congressional district from 1923 to 1928.
He was born on November 16, 1872 in Phoenix, New York to Anthony Wayne Sweet and Sarah Elizabeth Campbell. He attended the public schools, and graduated from Phoenix Academy and High School. Then he entered business and for two years served as a traveling salesman. In 1895, he began the manufacture of paper and was President of the Sweet Paper Manufacturing Co. He also engaged in banking. He was town clerk of Phoenix from 1896 to 1899.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Co.) in 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920; and was Speaker from 1914 to 1920. As Speaker, in 1919 Sweet opposed the protective labor legislation for women and children promoted by newly enfranchised New York women, refusing to allow it to get to the Assembly floor. That fall, suffragist Marion Dickerman fought a tough race to defeat his bid for reelection, and though she lost she cut substantially into his support and, for the first time in his political career, made him work hard to win. Suffragists believed Dickerman's race quashed his gubernatorial chances.
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