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John Swire

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Swire, John Samuel [<em>called </em> the Senior] (1825–1898), merchant and shipowner

Building The China Navigation Company as Founder

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Lived
1825–1898

About

John Swire lived from 1825 to 1898. They were born in Liverpool.

In context

The China Navigation Company was founded in 1872 and has no closure on record. Among the 17 other freight transport companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 88 years.

Contribution

John's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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