In 1886, he ran for Governor of California, but lost to Democrat Washington Montgomery Bartlett.
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Along with Newton Booth, Swift formed an Independent Republican party whose platform was dominated by an anti-monopoly plank.
John Franklin Swift (1829–1891), Republican member of the California State Assembly in the 19th century
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