James Swaby was a Jamaican man of colour who was one of the first non-white commissioned officers in the British Army.
James Swaby served with the 49th Regiment of Foot, and received half pay up to 20 November 1829.
James was the son of John Swaby and Frances King, 'a free mulatto', who inherited substantial estates and became a wealthy planter and slave owner.
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