About Samuel Swift
Lived 1659 – 1718 (aged 58–59). Samuel Swift was an English and British politician.
Samuel Swift ( – 8 February 1718) was an English Tory politician, MP for Worcester from 1693 to 1694 and 1695 to 1718.
Swift was the son of William Swift, a Worcester merchant, and his wife, Martha Beauchamp.
On 25 November 1679, Swift married Sarah Shrewing, daughter of Thomas Shrewing of Worcester.
In 1695 Cocks stood at Droitwich, and Swift was re-elected at Worcester. He held the seat until his death.
In 1696–97, during an enquiry into the Royal Mint, Swift was accused of involvement in coin clipping, a treasonable offence. The House of Commons voted that these allegations were groundless and frivolous on 8 April 1697.
He died on 8 February 1718.
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English Member of Parliament (c1659-1718)
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Samuel Swift was born in 1659.
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Samuel Swift died on 8 February 1718.
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