John Swinton ( 1703 - 1777 )

Birth: Cheshire, England (1703) Death: Wadham College, Oxford (04 April 1777) Burial: In the antechapel at Wadham, Oxford Research field: 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) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/10/1729 Proposers: James or Richard Bradley; Edmond Halley; William Jones.