SWANTON, Francis (?1666-1721), of Salisbury, Wilts.

Constituency	Dates
Salisbury	1715 – 25 Apr. 1721

Family and Education

b. ?1666, 1st s. of William Swanton, M.P., of the Close, Salisbury by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Emanuel Gauntlett of Salisbury.1Phillipps, Vis. Wilts. 1677, p. 17. educ. Magdalen Hall, Oxf. 14 Nov. 1684, aged 18. suc. fa. 1681.

Offices Held

Dep. recorder, Salisbury 1712 – d.

Address

Main residence: Salisbury, Wilts.

biography text

Francis Swanton, whose father had been recorder of Salisbury and M.P. for the city, came of a family with long connexions with the Middle Temple. Returned as a Tory in 1715, he voted against the Government in all recorded divisions. His name was sent to the Pretender early in 1721 as a probable supporter in the event of a rising.2Stuart mss 65/16. He died 25 Apr. 1721.

Author

R.S.L.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. Phillipps, Vis. Wilts. 1677, p. 17.
2. Stuart mss 65/16.