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John Swire may refer to: * John Swire (1793–1847), British trader and founder of the Swire Group *
John Samuel Swire John Samuel Swire (1825-1898) was a British businessman. He grew his family business, the Swire Group, and expanded the cotton and sugar trade with China. He established the Taikoo Sugar Refinery in Hong Kong and The China Navigation Company on th ...
(1825—1898), founder of
Taikoo Sugar Refinery Taikoo Sugar Refinery was established by John Samuel Swire in June 1881 after a thorough investigation into the feasibility and openings for a new refinery in China. His determination to build the largest and most up-to-date plant was initially ...
in 1881 *
John Kidston Swire John Kidston "Jock" Swire (1893–22 February 1983), was a British businessman, chairman of Swire Group from 1946 to 1966. Early life He was the son of John Swire of Hubbard's Hall, Harlow, Essex, and grandson of John Samuel Swire. He was e ...
(1893-1983), chairman of Swire Group from 1946 to 1966 *
John Anthony Swire Sir John Anthony Swire KStJ (28 February 1927 – 28 November 2016John Anthony ...
CBE (1927-2016), President, John Swire and Sons Ltd {{hndis, Swire, John