Sanford Beauregard Sweeney (September 20, 1862 - July 16, 1917) was an assistant Secretary of the Interior from 1914 to 1917.[1]

Sanford Beauregard Sweeney
Born(1862-09-20)September 20, 1862
DiedJuly 16, 1917(1917-07-16) (aged 54)
Other namesBo Sweeney
TitleAssistant Secretary of the Interior

Biography

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He was born in Missouri on September 20, 1862, to Joshua Sweeney and Martha Weldon Haley. On July 1, 1897, he married Lillina Reeves. He died on July 16, 1917, in Washington, D.C., from heart problems.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sweeney of Interior Department Doesn't Even Care for "Mister"". The New York Times. June 24, 1914. Retrieved 2011-05-10. ... the new Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Bo Sweeney of the State of Washington when he arrived here last night and ...
  2. ^ "Bo Sweeney Dies Suddenly. Assistant Secretary Of Interior Had Held Post Since 1914". The Baltimore Sun. July 17, 1917. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-10. Bo Sweeney Assistant Secretary of the Interior died suddenly at his home here today from angina pectoris. He had suffered with the ...