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Philip David "Phil" Swing (
November 30,
1884–
August 8,
1963) is a former
American Republican politician from
Imperial County, California.
Biography
Swing was born 1884 in
San Bernardino, California to James and Mary Swing.
He attended the public schools and was graduated 1905 from
Stanford University.
He was first lieutenant in the California National Guard during 1906–1908.
Swing studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1907.
He was city attorney of
Brawley, California in 1908 and 1909,
deputy district attorney of
Imperial County 1908–1911,
district attorney 1911–1915,
chief counsel of the
Imperial Irrigation District 1916–1919,
and Judge of the Imperial County Superior Court 1919–1921.
During 1920–1932 Swing was delegate to the Republican State conventions at
Sacramento, serving as chairman in 1926.
During
World War I he served as a private in the Officers Training Camp in 1918.
Swing was married to Nell Cremeens in 1912.
Swing was first elected to the
House of Representatives in 1920.
He had a folksy manner and during his term, 1921–1933, as a progressive Republican, he worked to obtaining water from the Colorado River and
Boulder Dam.
His single-minded determination resulted in legislation in 1928 authorizating Boulder Dam.
This was in the face of opposition from the State of
Arizona, private power companies, and bureaucratic inertia.
It brought water to
Southern California and enabled
San Diego to grow and prosper.
In 1932 he chose not to run and resumed his law practice in San Diego.
In 1933, as one of his last acts in congress, he introduced a bill to establish
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which passed in March.
In 1945, Swing was appointed a member of the California State Water Resources Board, serving until 1958.
Swing died 1963 in San Diego and is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park.
A water fountain at the Community Concourse at Third and C Streets is dedicated to Phil Swing, "The Father of Boulder Dam."
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