Artist: Ernest Sigmund Klempner (1867–1941)
Edward Foster Swift
SWIFT, EDWARD FOSTER (1863–1932), inducted between 1920–1941
The second eldest son, Edward Foster Swift, helped launch the plant in Fort Worth in 1902, serving as its vice president. Edward was president of the company’s South American and Australian operations, as well as Swift Refrigerated Transportation Company. He was a director of Swift Fertilizer Works and the Live Stock Exchange National Bank. Edward Swift briefly served as president of Swift and Company in 1931 but died tragically after an accidental fall from his apartment window in 1932.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 185