Constituency Dates
Southampton 1747 – 26 Feb. 1760
Family and Education
b. c. 1724, 1st s. of Anthony Swymmer of Jamaica (of a merchant family from Bristol) by Jane, da. of John Langley, a London merchant; 1st cos. once removed of Rose Fuller and Hans Stanley. educ. Winchester; Peterhouse, Camb. 7 Nov. 1741, aged 17. m. 5 Jan. 1748, Arabella, da. of Sir John Astley, 2nd Bt. of Patshull, Staffs., s.p.
Address
Main residence: Longwood House, nr. Winchester, Hants.
biography text

According to Matthew Woodford, Hans Stanley’s agent at Southampton, Swymmer was mainly supported by out-burgesses and had therefore to combine with someone standing on a local interest.1Add. 32873, ff. 496-7. In 1754 he was returned unopposed and was classed by Lord Dupplin as a Tory. He died 26 Feb. 1760, in Jamaica.

Author
L.B.N.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Notes
  • 1. Add. 32873, ff. 496-7.