Draft:John E. Swepston

John E. Swepston (August 9, 1894 – October 24, 1961) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1954 to 1961.

"appointed April 12, 1954, to succeed Frank H. Gailor, who died April 8, 1954; elected 1954 and 1958; retired September 15, 1961; born Crawfordsville, Arkansas; served in U.S. Navy during World War I; chancellor, Shelby County, 1935 to 1947; judge, Court of Appeals, 1947 to 1954."