biographie de William F. SWASEY (1823-1896)

Birth place: Bath, ME

Death place: San Francisco, CA

Addresses: California, 1845

Profession: Amateur artist

Comments: He was known only for a drawing of San Francisco made in the 1840's and lithographed in 1886. He worked for Sutter and Thomas Larkin. After service in California during the Mexican War he settled in San Francisco and was elected secretary to the Town Council. Father of Henry Swasey (see entry).

Sources: G&W; Van Nostrand and Coulter, California Pictorial, 48; Peters, California on Stone.; Hughes, Artists in California, 546.