Thursday, 21 January 2016
1097 Sir John Swinburne
Constituency : Lichfield 1885-92
Sir John took Lichfield , the first Liberal victory there since 1868.
Sir John had succeeded his grandfather to the baronetcy in 1860. He spent some time living in the south of Ireland.
Sir John called for more government assistance for landowners wishing to improve their land. He also called for military maps to be made available to the general public.
In 1889 Sir John sought to delay the grant of a royal charter to a gold-mining company in South Africa where he had a concession he had never developed. He indicated his opposition could be bought off and settled for £10,000.
Sir John stood for Newbury in 1895.
He died in 1914 aged 83.
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