About Henry Swann
Lived 1763 – 1824 (aged 60). Henry Swann was a British politician and plantation owner.
Henry Swann (c. November 1763 – 24 April 1824) was a British Tory However he resigned his seat early in 1804, through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
He returned to the Commons two years later, when he was elected at the 1806 general election for the borough of Penryn in Cornwall. He was re-elected in 1807, 1812, and 1818, but his 1818 victory was declared void after an election petition was lodged. The seat remained vacant until the 1820 general election, when he was returned again,
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Who was Henry Swann?
British politician (1763–1824)
When was Henry Swann born?
Henry Swann was born on 1 November 1763.
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Henry Swann died on 24 April 1824.
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Henry Swann was a politician and plantation owner.
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Henry Swann was British.
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