Sir John Swynnerton (died 8 December 1616) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1601 and 1611. He was

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in 1612. He was born the son of John Swynnerton of Dudleston, Shropshire. Swynnerton was a member of the

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. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He was elected alderman of the City of London for Cripplegate ward on 22 June 1602 and was

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from 1602 to 1603. He was knighted on 26 July 1603. 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601–1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III – 1912 (1908), pp. 47–75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
/ref> In 1604, he was elected MP for

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and sat until 1611. From 1606 to 1607 he was Master of the Merchant Taylors Company, hosting a great banquet for King James I at Merchant Taylors' Hall. He was elected

in 1612. In 1616 he was colonel in the South Regiment Trained Bands. On his death in 1616 he was buried at St Mary Aldermanbury.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Swynnerton, John Year of birth missing 1616 deaths Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London English MPs 1601 English MPs 1604–1611