Guy Jacob Swope | |
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 Swope, c. 1944 | |
| ActingGovernor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office February – August 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | José Miguel Gallardo (acting) |
| Succeeded by | José Miguel Gallardo (acting) |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's19th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac H. Doutrich |
| Succeeded by | John C. Kunkel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1892-12-26)December 26, 1892 Meckville,Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 25, 1969(1969-07-25) (aged 76) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Keystone State Teachers College Columbia University School of International Affairs |
| Profession | teacher,accountant |
Guy Jacob Swope (December 26, 1892 – July 25, 1969) was an Americanteacher,accountant, andDemocraticpolitician. His career included one term as a representative in the77th United States Congress, serving as a director in theUnited States Department of Interior underFranklin D. Roosevelt, and serving for a brief period as actinggovernor of Puerto Rico in 1941. He also served in theUnited States Naval Reserve, Military Government Branch, where he attained the rank ofCommander.
Swope was born in Meckville,Berks County, Pennsylvania and studied inKeystone State Teachers College andColumbia University School of International Affairs. After graduation, he first worked as a teacher inLebanon County, Pennsylvania and later as an agent for theInternal Revenue Service. In 1935, he became the budgetary secretary forPennsylvania and served in that position for two years before being elected to congress in 1936. He failed to win re-election in 1938.
He was made auditor of Puerto Rico in 1940 and served in that capacity for only a year before being appointed acting Governor. He only worked as governor for less than a year before becoming a Director in theDivision of Territories and Island Possessions for the Department of the Interior.[1]
During theSecond World War, he joined the United States Naval Reserve. After the war, he was a civilian chief of theNational Government Division inTokyo,Japan and later as an assistant to theAmerican High Commissioner in Germany.
After the war, Swope returned to political life with a failed bid for re-election to Congress in 1956, but he was appointed DeputyState Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1961 until his retirement in 1965.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1937–1939 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Puerto Rico February 1941 – August 1941 | Succeeded by |
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