Records of Michael Sweeney on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Sweeney and the Sweeney Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sweeney Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sweeney family tree.

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Some Famous People called Michael Sweeney

Michael Sweeney (politician)

Michael Patrick Sweeney (born October 30, 1950) is an American Democratic Party politician who most recently served as mayor of Hayward, California, from 2006 to 2014. He served on the City Council starting in 1982, was reelected in 1986, and elected mayor for the first time in 1990.

Born in Oakland, California, Sweeney has a B.A. and M.A. in political science from California State University, Hayward. He was also the executive director of Spectrum Community Services, a nonprofit social service organization in Hayward. Sweeney previously served as representative for California's 18th State Assembly district as a Democrat, having been elected in 1994, and serving until 1998.

In August 2013, Sweeney announced he would not seek re-election in the 2014 California elections. His successor Barbara Halliday, took over as mayor on July 2014.

Source: Michael Sweeney (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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