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John Swire

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John Swire

Swire, John Samuel [<em>called </em> the Senior] (1825–1898), merchant and shipowner

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About John Swire

John Samuel Swire 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 the Yangtze river. He was the instigator and founding chairman of the China and Japan Conference. This shipping cartel existed from 1879 to 2008 and was a major component of the shipping industry from the Far East to Europe.

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