Henry Adoniram Swift
Henry Adoniram Swift (
March 23,
1823 to
February 25,
1869
) was an
American politican who was the 3rd
Governor of Minnesota. He served as Governor from
July 10,
1863 to
January 11,
1864 after serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota when Governor
Alexander Ramsey resigned to enter the
United States Congress. Swift was a
Republican.
Swift County, Minnesota was named after him in 1870.