Name Charles Swan Died 1879 | ||
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Charles Sheridan Swan is the man who gave his name to Swan Hunter, a major British shipbuilder.
Career
Little is known about the early life of Charles Sheridan Swan but in 1874 he took over the management of a shipyard established in 1842 by a Mr John Coutts and by then owned by a Dr Charles Mitchell who was married to one of his (Swan's) sisters. He only managed the yard for five years as in 1879 he was killed returning from the Continent on a paddle steamer.
His widow continued the business after Swan's death in partnership with George Hunter.
References
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