| Authorised form of name | Swinton; John (1703 - 1777) |
| Dates | 1703 - 1777 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Cheshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1703 |
| Place of death | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Date of death | 04 April 1777 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
In the antechapel at Wadham, Oxford |
| Research field | Antiquities |
| Medals |
| Activity | Education:
Wadham College, Oxford; BA (1723), MA (1726); Christ Church, Oxford; BD (1759)
Career:
Ordained deacon (1725), priest (1727); rector of St Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford (1728); Fellow of Wadham (1729-1743); Chaplain to the English Factory at Leghorn (1729); travelled to Florence (1733), Venice, Vienna and Pressburg; returned to Oxford; Prebendary of St Asaph (1743); Fellow of Christ Church (1745); Keeper of the Oxford University Archives (1767-1777)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/10/1729 |
| Proposer | James or Richard Bradley |
| Edmond Halley |
| William Jones |
| Relationships | Son of John Swinton, Gent, of Bexton, Cheshire; married; no children |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster
References:
Trevor Shaw, 'John Swinton, FRS, Identified as the Author of a 1734 Travel Journal' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 295-304, plate
Notes:
Gentleman's Magazine 1777, p195 (obituary)
London Magazine 1777, p223 (obituary) |
| Code | NA7226 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/005256 | Swinton, John | 1995 |
| MM/1/51 | Letter from John Swinton, Christ Church, Oxford, to Thomas Birch | 23 September 1760 |
| L&P/4/95 | Letter, 'His late conjectures in an ineditied Parthian coin' from John Nixon to John Swinton | 1761 |
| L&P/5/328 | Letter, 'On a solar iris and an Aurora borealis' from John Swinton to the Royal Society | 7 October 1772 |
| L&P/4/354 | Letter, 'Of two Parthian coins' from John Swinton to James Douglas | 20 June 1766 |
| L&P/5/143 | Plates, various figures and drawings by John Swinton and Francis Wollaston | 1769 |
| L&P/6/79 | Paper, 'On the numerals of the Jews and Phoenicians' by John Swinton | 30 May 1774 |
| L&P/4/296 | Paper, 'Of Palmyrene inscriptions at Teive' by John Swinton | 1766 |
| L&P/4/302 | Letter, 'Of an inedited Greek coin [colony]' from John Swinton to Thomas Birch | 7 December 1765 |
| L&P/3/150 | Letter, 'Covering letter referring to the following item; and account of a Parthian coin' from Robert Clogher and John Swinton to Thomas Birch | 25 March 1756 |
| L&P/4/393 | Letter, 'Of a Parthian coin' from John Swinton to James Douglas | 25 April 1767 |
| L&P/5/43 | Letter, 'Of a Punic coin from Gozo; of an inedited Punic coin' from John Swinton to Matthew Maty | 12 November 1768 |
| L&P/5/198 | Letter, 'Of a meteor seen at Oxford' from John Swinton to Matthew Maty | 27 September 1770 |