Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Robert L. Swann (b. 1935)
MSA SC 3520-11488

Biography:

Born near Lower Marlboro, Calvert County, Maryland, December 4, 1935.  Attended Calvert County public schools.  Married Dorothy DeBoy; one daughter Michelle; one granddaughter.  Resides in St. Leonard Shores, Maryland.

Served in Maryland National Guard, 1953-61; member of the 29th Division Association (Post 88).  Member, president and member of the board of directors, Calvert County Sportsmen's Club, 1953-.  Member, Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, 1954-72.  Investigator, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, Office of Comptroller of the Treasury, 1961-63.   Member of Standards Committee, Maryland State Firemen's Association, 1962-65.  Auditor, Retail Sales Tax Division, Office of Comptroller of the Treasury, 1963-66.  Assistant to Comptroller of the Treasury, 1966-74.  Calvert County chair, March of Dimes, 1967-70.  President, Calvert County Fire and Rescue Association, 1968.  Jaycees Outstanding Young Man Award in Calvert County, 1968.  Member, Solomons Island Yacht Club, 1968- (board of directors, 1992-97, vice-commodore).  Assistant Comptroller of the Treasury, 1974-94.  Member, Governor's Task Force on State Procurement Regulations, 1980.  Deputy Comptroller of the Treasury, 1994-98, 1999.  Comptroller of the Treasury from July 9, 1998 to January 25, 1999 (appointed by Governor Glendening to replace Louis L. Goldstein, who died July 3, 1998).  Member, Board of Public Works, 1998-99; Board of Revenue Estimates, 1998-99; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 1998-99; Maryland Industrial Financing Authority, 1998-99; Maryland Food Center Authority, 1998-99; Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 1998-99; Board of State Canvassers, 1998-99; Hall of Records Commission, 1998-99; Maryland Higher Education Investment Program Board, 1998-99; State Use Industries Advisory Committee, 1998-99; Maryland State Employees Surety Bond Committee, 1998-99; Board of Trustees for State Retirement and Pension Systems, 1998-99; State Information Technology Board, 1998-99.  Member, Executive Task Force to Study the Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 1991; Governor's Task Force on School Construction, 1992.  Member, Fire and Rescue Commission, Calvert County, 1992-96; Task Force on Tobacco Crop Conversion in Maryland, 1999-.  Chair, Statewide Water Conservation Advisory Committee, 2000-.  Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2000- (executive director, 2000).  Board of Directors, Jefferson Patterson Historical Park and Museum; Calvert Marine Museum; Calvert Memorial Hospital Foundation.  Commodore, Solomon's Island Yacht Club.  Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. Award, Maryland Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 1999.  Member, Board of County Commissioners, Calvert County, 2000-.  Member, Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-.  Member, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Republic, Maryland.

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