John Anthony Swire
Sir John Swire CBE KStJ | |
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Born | John Anthony Swire 28 February 1927 Marylebone, London, England |
Died | 28 November 2016 | (aged 89)
Education | Eton College University of Oxford |
Occupation | Businessman |
Children | Barnaby Swire, Jonathan Swire |
Parent | John Kidston Swire |
Relatives | John Samuel Swire (great-grandfather) Adrian Swire (brother) |
Sir John Anthony Swire
Early life
On 28 February 1927 Swire was born in London, England. Swire's father was John Kidston Swire.[2]
Education
Sir John Anthony Swire was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford.[1][3]
Career
Swire served in the Irish Guards from 1945 to 1948, both in the UK and in Israel.[1]
Swire started his career at Butterfield & Swire, a subsidiary of the
Swire served on the Boards of Directors of
He became a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1977.[3] He was an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford in 1987 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 1989.[3] He was knighted in the 1990 New Year Honours. He served on the Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business from 1981 to 1990.[1] He then served as the Deputy pro-Chancellor of the University of Kent from 1993 to 1999.[1] He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.[1]
Personal life
Swire died on 28 November 2016 at the age of 89.[4]