Life span: 12/06/1815 to 07/22/1884TabsLife SummaryFull name: Jane Grey Cannon SwisshelmPlace of Birth: Pittsburgh, PABurial Place: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: FemaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1Family: Thomas Cannon (father), Mary Scott Cannon (mother), James Swisshelm (husband - divorced 1857)Occupation: Farmer or PlanterJournalistOtherOther Occupation: ClerkRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderOther Affiliations: Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)Temperance (Prohibition)Women’s RightsGovernment: Lincoln Administration (1861-65)Johnson Administration (1865-69) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 02/26/1866 02/26/1866 President Johnson dismisses his critic, Jane Grey Swisshelm, from her War Department job Major TopicsSlaveryDred Scott CaseReconstruction Documents Subject Docs Date Title 03/02/1866 "Mrs. Swisshelm Guillotined," Chicago Tribune, March 2, 1866 Images Jane Swisshelm Jane Swisshelm, detail Bibliography