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[[John Swire & Sons]] Ltd is the British parent company of [[Swire Group]], a diversified global conglomerate with interests focused onn the Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="overview">[http://www.swire.com/en/about-us/overview About Us: Overview], John Swire and Sons Ltd, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
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[[John Swire & Sons]] Ltd is the British parent company of [[Swire Group]], a diversified global conglomerate with interests focused on the Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="overview">[http://www.swire.com/en/about-us/overview About Us: Overview], John Swire and Sons Ltd, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
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==People==
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===Chairman===
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*[[Jack Swire]] 1914-
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*[[George Warren Swire]] 1929-1946.
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*[[John Kidston Swire]] 1946-c.1966.
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*Sir [[John Anthony Swire|John Swire]] 1966-1987<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/3836/John%20Anthony+SWIRE.aspx  Sir John Swire, CBE, DL], debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
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*Sir [[Adrian Swire]] 1987-1997<ref name="AdrianSwireDebretts">[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/s/3835/Adrian+Christopher.aspx Sir Adrian Swire, DL], debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
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*[[Edward Scott]] 1988-2002<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1385597/Edward-Scott.html Edward Scott], ''The Telegraph'', 22 February 2002.</ref>
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*Sir [[Adrian Swire]] 2002-2004<ref name="AdrianSwireDebretts">[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/s/3835/Adrian+Christopher.aspx Sir Adrian Swire, DL], debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
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*[[James Hughes-Hallett]] 2005-<ref>Christopher Hope, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2923734/Secretive-Swires-make-17m-dividend.html Secretive Swires make £17m dividend], ''The Telegraph'', 12 October 2005.</ref>
  
 
==Subsidiaries==
 
==Subsidiaries==
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====Sydney====
 
====Sydney====
 
*[[Steamships Trading Co.]] Ltd.<ref name="overview">[http://www.swire.com/en/about-us/overview About Us: Overview], John Swire and Sons Ltd, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
 
*[[Steamships Trading Co.]] Ltd.<ref name="overview">[http://www.swire.com/en/about-us/overview About Us: Overview], John Swire and Sons Ltd, accessed 28 May 2013.</ref>
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==External resources==
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=102-jss&cid=-1#-1 Swire, John (John Swire & Sons Ltd.)], Access to Archives, National Archives.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 03:40, 11 March 2015

John Swire & Sons Ltd is the British parent company of Swire Group, a diversified global conglomerate with interests focused on the Asia-Pacific region.[1]

People

Chairman

Subsidiaries

Area head offices

Publicly listed companies

Hong Kong

Sydney

External resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 About Us: Overview, John Swire and Sons Ltd, accessed 28 May 2013.
  2. Sir John Swire, CBE, DL, debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sir Adrian Swire, DL, debretts.com, accessed 28 May 2013.
  4. Edward Scott, The Telegraph, 22 February 2002.
  5. Christopher Hope, Secretive Swires make £17m dividend, The Telegraph, 12 October 2005.