10 Facts About Phil Swing

Philip David Swing was an American Republican politician from Imperial County, California.

Phil Swing served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1933.

Phil Swing attended the public schools and graduated in 1905 from Stanford University.

Phil Swing studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1907.

Phil Swing was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1920.

Phil Swing replaced William Kettner in representing the 11th District, which included both Imperial County and San Diego County.

Phil Swing worked especially hard to obtain water from the Colorado River by building Boulder Dam.

Phil Swing's single-minded determination resulted in 1928 in the Swing-Johnson Act, co-sponsored by Sen.

In 1945, Phil Swing was appointed a member of the California State Water Resources Board, serving until 1958.

Phil Swing died 1963 in San Diego and is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park.