Peter Swart

{{Short description|American politician}} {{For|the cricketer|Peter Swart (cricketer)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Peter Swart | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption =  | state = New York | district = {{ushr|NY|13|13th}} | term_start = March 4, 1807 | term_end = March 3, 1809 | predecessor = Thomas Sammons | successor = Uri Tracy  | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1752|7|5}} | birth_place = Schoharie, New York | death_date = {{death date and age|1829|11|3|1752|7|5}} | death_place = Schoharie, New York | party = Democratic-Republican Party | spouse = | children = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Lawyer, judge, politician | known_for = | awards = | signature =  | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | footnotes = }}

'''Peter Swart''' (July 5, 1752 – November 3, 1829) was a United States representative from New York. Born in Schoharie, he attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in New York and commenced the practice of law in Schoharie. He was judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Schoharie County in 1795, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798 and 1799.

Swart was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 10th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809. He was sheriff of Schoharie County in 1810 and 1813, and served in the New York State Senate from 1817 to 1820. He resumed the practice of his profession in Schoharie and died there in 1829; interment was in the Old Stone Fort Cemetery.

==References== {{CongBio|S001096}}

== External links == * {{Find a Grave|7650983}}

{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box | state=New York | district=13 | before=Thomas Sammons | after=Uri Tracy | years=1807–1809 }} {{s-end}} {{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swart, Peter}} Category:1752 births Category:1829 deaths Category:New York state court judges Category:Members of the New York State Assembly Category:New York (state) state senators Category:People from Schoharie, New York Category:Democratic-Republican Party United States representatives from New York (state) Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature Category:19th-century United States representatives Category:18th-century members of the New York State Legislature