Born around 1912, he lived at Winnipeg for much of his life and worked as a general contractor, as President and General Manager of the Swanson Construction Company.
He was married twice, first on 9 June 1937 to Jessie Adeline Millar (1910-1966) with whom he had a son Robert William Swanson (1951-1967). The family lived at 456 Cordova Street. His second wife was widow Margaret Nordien (?-1987). He was a member of the Manitoba Roadbuilders Association, WInnipeg Construction Association, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Charleswood Golf Club, Breezy Bend Golf and Country Club, Winnipeg Canoe Club, Wasagaming Golf Club, Vasa Lodge, Khartum Shriners, Masons, Kiwanis Swedish Oldtimers Association, Swedish Canadian Curling Club, and Swedish Canadian Home for Senior Citizens.
He died at the Grace Hospital on 7 January 1988 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Cockshutt Plow Warehouse
Notre Dame Avenue (between Clifton and Spruce), Winnipeg
1951
550 Harrow Street, Winnipeg
1952
Rockwood School (annex)
350 Rockwood Street, Winnipeg
1952
St. George's Anglican Church (addition)
168 Wilton Street, Winnipeg
1953-1954
Fort Osborne South Barracks (garages, maintenance building)
Winnipeg
1955
505 Kenaston Boulevard, Winnipeg
1956
Demolished (2018-2019)
Brandon General Hospital (expansion)
Brandon
1960-1961
Marriage registration [Andres Wilhelm Swanson, Jessie Millar], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“New warehouse serves province,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 May 1951, page 10.
“$113,900 contract,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1952, page 3.
“Church war memorial opened by McDiarmid,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1954, page 5.
“City firm awarded $1 million contract,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 January 1955, page 3.
“Soldiers get new facilities for sports,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 May 1956, page 35.
“Hospital addition officially begun,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 April 1960, page 4.
Obituary [Jessie Adeline Swanson], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1966, page 32.
Obituary [Robert William Swanson], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 July 1967, page 14.
Obituary [Margaret Jessie Swanson], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 June 1987, page 41.
Obituary [A. W. Swanson], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 January 1988, page 26.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 November 2023
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