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John Swegles Jr.

John Swegles Jr. (April 15, 1819 – December 17, 1861) was a Michigan politician.

Swegles was born on April 15, 1819, in Hector, New York. At the age of eighteen, he began to study medicine. Swegles left his studies to sign on as a purser's clerk on the Porpoise during a survey of the Atlantic Coast.

Swegles moved to Jonesville, Michigan in 1840. He served as county clerk for Hillsdale County from 1845 to 1849. Swegles then served as Michigan Auditor General from 1851 to 1854. He was the founder of St. Johns, Michigan.

Swegles was the father-in-law of Oliver L. Spaulding.

Swegles died in St. Johns, Michigan, on December 17, 1861. He was interred at Mount Rest Cemetery in St. Johns.

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