Roland Davis Swoope, Jr.

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Husband Roland Davis Swoope, Jr. ¹

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           Born: 4 Jun 1885 - Curwensville, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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         Father: Roland Davis Swoope, Esq. (1856-      ) 2 3
         Mother: Cora Arnold (      -      ) 2 4 5

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General Notes: Husband - Roland Davis Swoope, Jr.

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He was educated at the public schools of his native town and at Mercersburg Academy, at Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. After leaving school, he entered his father's law office where he remained until October, 1905, when he became editor of the Curwensville "Mountaineer," a Republican newspaper, in which his father was interested as one of the founders. "The Mountaineer" under his editorship became the leading Republican newspaper of Clearfield County and was recognized as a powerful factor in every political campaign.
Mr. Swoope, like his ancestors, developed a strong likeness for politics and took an active part therein. After attaining his majority, he served as a member of the Republican Vigilance Committee of his election district. For several years, he was secretary of the Republican Committee of Clearfield County. In April, 1908, he was elected as one of the five delegates to represent Clearfield County in the Republican State Convention, receiving 3,814 votes, the largest vote polled for any candidate. He also represented the Republicans of his senatorial district at a meeting of the Republican State Committee and was appointed assistant sergeant at arms of the Republican National Convention which met in Chicago in 1908.
Mr. Swoope was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Curwensville. He was also a member of the Union League of Philadelphia, the most famous Republican Club in the United States; a member of Bethesda Lodge, No. 821, Independent Order of Odd Fellows where served the lodge as Noble Grand.

1 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 396.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 142.

3 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 365, 396.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 552.

5 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 367, 396.