Sir Charles Duncan Swann, 2nd Baronet (27 January 1879 – 10 March 1962) was a British

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, journalist, author and Liberal politician. He was the eldest son of Charles Edward Schwann and Elizabeth Duncan.''Obituary: Sir Duncan Swann'', The Times, 13 March 1962 His grandfather was Mr J F Schwann, originally of Frankfurt, Germany.''Obituary: Sir C E Swann'', The Times, 15 July 1929, p.19 Schwann was educated at Eton College and

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, graduating in 1901. He began a career in journalism, serving on the staff of the '' Bolton Evening News'' and the ''

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'' and '' Evening News'' in London. In 1904 he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple. At the

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he was elected as Liberal MP for Hyde, defeating the sitting Conservative member Edward Chapman. Schwann only served one term in parliament, retiring in

1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

. He married Dorothy Margaret Johnson in 1909, and they had two sons. In 1913 his father, member of parliament for Manchester North, obtained a royal licence for himself and his issue changing the family surname to Swann.''Sir Charles Schwann's Change of Name'', The Times, 24 December 1913, p.9 On the death of his father in 1929, he succeeded to his baronetcy, created in 1906. He was the author of a number of works of fiction and humour including ''The Magic of the Hill : a Romance of Montmartre'' (1911), ''The Book of a Bachelor'' (1912), ''Molyneux of Mayfair'' (1912), ''A Villa in the South'' (1919), ''Swans Down'' (1922) and ''The Book of a Benedict'' (1923).

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* 1879 births 1962 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford English barristers {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub