John Swinton of Kimmerghame
Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame | |
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Born | 21 April 1925 |
Died | 4 October 2018 | (aged 93)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Mentioned in Despatches |
Spouse(s) |
Judith Balfour Killen
(m. 1954; died 2012) |
Relations | Tilda Swinton (daughter) Honor Swinton Byrne (granddaughter) George Swinton (grandfather) |
Early life
Swinton was the son of Brigadier Alan Henry Campbell Swinton of Kimmerghame[1][2][3][4][5][6] and his wife, Mariora Beatrice Evelyn Rochfort Alers-Hankey. A member of the Swinton family, his paternal grandfather was Scottish politician and officer-of-arms George Swinton.[5] He was educated at Harrow School, London.[7]
Military career
Swinton was
Swinton was successively promoted to major on 21 April 1959,
In 1980, Swinton became a deputy lieutenant for Berwickshire,[20] and went on to be Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1989 to 2000,[21] escorting the Stone of Scone back to Scotland in 1996.[9]
Personal life
Swinton married the Australian-born Judith Balfour Killen (1929–2012) on 26 August 1954; they had three sons – James Christopher Swinton, Alexander Harold Swinton, and Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Swinton – and one daughter, actress Tilda Swinton.[1]
As the laird of Kimmerghame, Swinton lived at Kimmerghame House in Duns in Berwickshire.[1][22] He died there on 4 October 2018 at the age of 93.[23]
References
- ^ a b c The Peerage.com
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- ^ Tilda Swinton Biography Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SWINTON: Chart 2B, Sheet 2." Swinton Family Society.org.
- ^ a b Tilda Swinton, one of our most unique actors, talks to Gaby Wood | Magazine | The Observer
- ^ "Major General Sir John Swinton – obituary". The Telegraph. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Black, A & C, Who's Who, 138th edition, London, 1986, p.1695.
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- ^ "No. 39214". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 1951. p. 2384.
- ^ "No. 39522". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 April 1952. p. 2226.
- ^ a b Black, 1986, p.1695.
- ^ "No. 41686". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 April 1959. p. 2603.
- ^ "No. 44053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 July 1966. p. 7948.
- ^ "No. 45138". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1970. p. 7186.
- ^ "No. 45564". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1972. p. 87.
- ^ "No. 47036". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1976. p. 13763.
- ^ "No. 48025". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 December 1979. p. 15601.
- ^ "No. 48262". The London Gazette. 28 July 1980. p. 10671.
- ^ "No. 51895". The London Gazette. 9 October 1989. p. 11545.
- ^ Bell (1803). "The decisions of the Court of Session: from its first institution to the present time : digested under proper heads, in the form of a dictionary, Volume 13". 1803 – Scotland. Court of Session, William Maxwell Morison.
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- ^ "Tilda Swinton collects film festival prize hours after father's death". Star. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.