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John Samuel Swire

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John Samuel Swire

Birth
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Death
1 Dec 1898 (aged 72)
Burial
Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England Add to Map
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With his brother, William Hudson Swire, he inherited the firm John Swire & Sons. Founder of China Navigation Company.

Son of John Swire [1793–1847] and Mary Louisa (Roose) Swire.

Married 1) Helen Abigail Fairrie on Nov. 15, 1859. Together they became the parents of one child, John Swire.

Married 2) Mary Warren on Oct. 18, 1881. Together they became the parents of George Warren Swire [-1949].

With his brother, William Hudson Swire, he inherited the firm John Swire & Sons. Founder of China Navigation Company.

Son of John Swire [1793–1847] and Mary Louisa (Roose) Swire.

Married 1) Helen Abigail Fairrie on Nov. 15, 1859. Together they became the parents of one child, John Swire.

Married 2) Mary Warren on Oct. 18, 1881. Together they became the parents of George Warren Swire [-1949].

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Information from University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China; Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits, Volume 4.



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