John Swynnerton

Who is John Swynnerton?

Sir John Swynnerton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1612.

Swynnerton was a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield. He was elected alderman of the City of London for Cripplegate ward on 22 June 1602 and was Sheriff of London from 1602 to 1603. He was knighted on 26 July 1603. In 1604, he was elected MP for East Grinstead and sat until 1611. From 1606 to 1607 he was Master of the Merchant Taylors Company. He was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1612. In 1616 he was colonel in the South Regiment Trained Bands.