Sir Duncan Swann, 2nd Baronet

Sir (Charles) Duncan Swann, 2nd Baronet (January 27, 1879 - March 10 1962), was a British barrister, journalist, author and Liberal politician.

He was born as Charles Duncan Schwann, the eldest son of Charles Edward Schwann and Elizabeth Duncan."Obituary: Sir Duncan Swann", The Times, March 16, 1962] His grandfather was Mr J F Schwann, originally of Frankfurt, Germany."Obituary: Sir C E Swann", The Times, July 15, 1929, p.19]

Schwann was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, graduating in 1901. He began a career in journalism, serving on the staff of the "Bolton Evening News" and the "Star" and "Evening News" in London. In 1904 he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple.

At the 1906 general election 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.

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, December 24, 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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