*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 360--- [Paul] W. Schenck under the firm name of Schenck & Swaffield. Member I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E. SWAIN, Edgar Lacy. Consulting engineer. Res. 1319 Manhattan Place; office 614 I. W. Heilman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New York City, July 31, 1857; son of Brig. Gen. P. T. and Cornelia Seymour (Lacy) Swaine. Married to Florence Parker in 1883. Graduated from New York Univ., B. S. and C. E., 1879. Engineer of location and construction, Santa Fe Ry., 1879-81; U. S. deputy mineral surveyor, 1881-82; engineer in charge construction and track, Silvis City, Deming & Pacific R. R., 1883; U. S. deputy mineral surveyor and private practice, 1883-88; Supt. Second Street Cable Ry., 1888-90; resident engineer and asst. supt. Northern Pacific Co., 1890-1904; private engineering practice, 1904-05; gen. mgr. Home Telephone Co., Los Angeles, 1905-07; consulting engineer, Los Angeles, 1907 to date. Member Engineers and Architects Assn., Los Angeles; Military Order Loyal Legion of the U. S.; Union League Club; Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. SWANWWICK, Joseph William. Lawyer. Res. 446 S. Boyle ave.; office 1116-18 Hibernian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Perry co., Ill., Nov. 16, 1856; son of Joseph and Eliza (Conn) Swanwick. Married to Henrietta St. B. Englisb in 1894. Received early education at an academy in Coulterville, Ill. Attended high school St. Louis, Mo.; Hastings Law School, San Francisco, Cal. Admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Cal. in Los Angeles, Oct., 1884, and has been engaged in practice as member of firm of Conrey & Swanwick, 1884-87; Hutton & Swanwick, 1887-89; Porter & Swanwick, 1898; Harris & Swanwick, 1899-1913; Swanwick & McCormick to date. Member Cal. Club; Municipal League. Democrat. SWARTS, Seymour. Smelting and refining. Res. 609 Westmoreland ave.; office Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, Ill., July 4, 1868; son of Marks and Sarah Swarts. Married to Essie Wolf in 1890. Educated in public schools in Chicago; two years in private school and one year in business college. Entered employ of his father who controlled a large rolling mill and forge works in E. Chicago, 1888, and continued until 1894; engaged in smelting business in 1894 for himself; business grew until it became one of largest plants in Chicago; sold business in 1900; became connected with Great Western Smelting & Refining Co., Chicago, 1902; moved to Cal. to take charge of the Los Angeles branch, comprising all of So. Cal., Ariz., Nev. and Mexico, of which he is now mgr. and dir. In 1905 business increased from $100,000 in 1905 to over $1,000,000 in 1911. Member Union League, Los Angeles Athletic and Knickerbocker clubs; Masonic fraternity, B. P. O. E.; Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of Mines & Oil; Merchants' & Manufacturers' Assn; B'nai B'rith Temple. SWEENY, Robert. Lawyer. Res. 680 New Hampshire st.; office 944 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Spokane, Wash., July 9, 1884; son of Charles and Emeline (O'Neil) Sweeny. Married to Teresa Hanaway in 1906. Graduated from Notre Dame Univ., Notre Dame, Ind., A. B.., 1903; from Harvard Univ., LL. B., 1907. Receiver under Federal court for District of Porto Rico, 1907- 09. Admitted to practice in Mass., 1906, and in U. S. District court of Porto Rico, 1907; admitted to practice in Cal., 1912; engaged in general practice of law, 1912 to date. Pres. Republican Club of Los Angeles City and county; vice-chairman Republican State Central Committee. Member Los Angeles Country and Los Angeles Athletic clubs, Los Angeles; Bohemian Club, San Francisco. Republican. Catholic. SWEET, Charles Ibeson. Lawyer. Res., 1234 W. 37th st.; office, 309 Fay Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Long Eaton, England, Dec. 15, 1869; son of William Hales and Elizabeth (Evans) Sweet. Married first to Florence A. Kellar, (dec.), July 2, 1902; second to May Dorothy Pinero, Jan. 13, 1910. Attended Wallasey Grammar School, Lescard, Cheshire, England; Rev. Horace Townsend's preparatory School, Brockley, Kent; one year with Cambridge tutor, Clifton, Eng. Spent one year as farming pupil in Scotland, Ontario, Canada; moved to Manitoba and proved up on homestead land; taught school at DeLaraine, Man., two years; Carnduff, Sask, Canada, two years; engaged in farming and mining in western Canada; moved to Minneapolis and was employed as machinist for "Soo" Line Ry., 1895-97; studied law in office of Erwin, Ferree & Mead, *** end ***