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Samuel Swartwout.
American soldier, merchant, speculator and politician (1783-1856)
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About Samuel Swartwout
Samuel Swartwout was an American soldier, merchant, speculator, and politician. He is best known for his role in the Swartwout-Hoyt scandal, in which he was alleged to have embezzled $1,222,705.09 during his tenure as Collector of the Port of New York.
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- politician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 17, 1783
- Died
- November 21, 1856