Person Swinton; John (1703 - 1777) Swinton John 1703 - 1777 British Male Cheshire, England 1703 Wadham College, Oxford 04 April 1777 Burial: Antechapel, Wadham College, University of Oxford

Clergyman Antiquities Medals 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) Son of John Swinton, Gent, of Bexton, Cheshire; married; no children Fellow 16/10/1729 James or Richard Bradley Edmond Halley William Jones 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) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1703 - 04 Apr 1777 NA7226 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 3eb13056-55d4-46ef-9d1d-521c7fa62789