Constituency Dates
Worcester 5 Dec. 1693 – 7 Feb. 1694, 1695 – 8 Feb. 1718
Family and Education
b. c. 1659, 1st. surv. s. of William Swift of Worcester, merchant and sugar baker, grocer and draper, by Martha, da. of John Beauchamp of Newland, Worcs. m. by 1682, Sarah, o. da. of Thomas Shewring of Worcester, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1689.
Offices Held

Alderman, Worcester, mayor 1684 – 85; sheriff, Worcs. 1692–3.

Address
Main residence: Claines, in Worcester.
biography text

Swift, a Worcester merchant and grocer,1W.C. Metcalfe, Vis. Worcs. 1682-3, pp. 90-91. represented his native city as a Tory for nearly 23 years without a break. There is no record of his voting or speaking from 1715 till his death, 8 Feb. 1718.

Author
R.S.L.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Notes
  • 1. W.C. Metcalfe, Vis. Worcs. 1682-3, pp. 90-91.