Roger Phillip Swire

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Roger Phillip Swire, who holds the exacting and responsible office of treasurer of the University of Louisiana and its allied institution or department, the Agricultural and Mechanical College, is giving a most effective administration of the fiscal affairs of these splendid Louisiana institutions, and is one of the prominent and honored citizens of Baton Rouge, the capital city.

Mr. Swire was born on the plantation known as Lakeland, in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, opposite the town of Bayou Sara, and the date of his nativity was July 15, 1873.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Roger Phillip Swire Birth: date Residence: East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Other: location

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Roger Philip Swire
BIRTH
15 Jul 1875
Pointe La Rue, Seychelles
DEATH
24 Aug 1939 (aged 64)
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
BURIAL
Magnolia Cemetery
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
PLOT
Section 3 Lot 140
MEMORIAL ID
229951980 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
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LSU treasurer for 34 years.
Death caused by heart attack.