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  1. John Burley Swainson (July 31, 1925 – May 13, 1994) was a Canadian-American politician and jurist who served as the 42nd governor of Michigan from 1961 to 1963. Early life and education. Swainson was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Port Huron, Michigan, at the age of two, with his family.

  2. William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist, and artist.

  3. May 13, 1994 · JOHN B. SWAINSON, the forty-second governor of Michigan, was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on July 31, 1925. When Swainson was two years of age, he came to the United States with his family and settled in Port Huron, Michigan.

  4. May 16, 1994 · John B. Swainson, who was Governor of Michigan and then a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court until he was convicted of perjury and resigned, died on Friday at his home in Manchester, Mich....

  5. Jul 17, 2023 · A portrait of former Gov. John Swainson hangs in the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on July 10, 2023. In office from only 1961 through 1962, his portrait and political career are...

  6. An Eagle Scout and high school football star, Swainson lost both legs in a World War II land mine explosion. But he won a seat in the Michigan Senate in 1954, and in his second term became the Democratic floor leader.

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  8. John Burley Swainson (July 31, 1925 – May 13, 1994) was a Canadian-American politician and lawyer. He was the 42nd Governor of Michigan from 1961 until 1963.

  9. John A. Swanson is an American engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Swanson is the founder of ANSYS, Inc., a John Fritz Medal winner, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

  10. Oct 1, 2010 · Few people today remember Michigan Governor John Swainson. As a teenage soldier he lost both legs in a WWII landmine explosion. Back in the United States, following a meteoric political rise in the Michigan State Senate, Swainson was elected as Michigan's youngest governor since Stevens T. Mason.

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