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Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, KCVO, OBE, DL (21 April 1925 – 4 October 2018) was a British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1976 until his retirement in 1979.
Old Kimmerghame house and estate was purchased in 1770 by Captain Archibald Swinton of Manderston, who later sold it in 1803. However his son John Swinton acquired Kimmerghame in 1850 from his aunt Mary Campbell of Blythswood. This older house was demolished and rebuilt in the early 1850s.
11. Okt. 2018 · He died peacefully at the age of 93 at home at Kimmerghame in the early hours of 4 October. Sir John was a very popular Lord Lieutenant for Berwickshire from 1989 to 2000. During this time,...
16. Okt. 2018 · Soldier and eminent figure in the Borders. Born: April 21, 1925; Died: October 4, 2018. MAJOR General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, who has died aged 93, had a distinguished career in...
- The Herald Staff
Major General Sir John Swinton died peacefully at his home, Kimmerghame, Berwickshire, on 4th October 2018, aged 93. His immediate forebears had lived there for several generations, but before that the Swintons had been a significant presence in the Borders for centuries.
The estate remains with the Swinton family and the present owner, Major General Sir John Swinton has augmented the plantings with German red oaks, southern beech, the handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrate), and many different birches and maples. The estate is in very good condition and the gardens are well maintained by one full-time gardener.
His third wife was Princess Margaret who bore him a son, Sir John Swinton, 15th of that Ilk. France, Hundred Years War. Sir John Swinton, 15th of that Ilk was a warrior who fought at the Battle of Baugé in France and is credited with killing the Duke of Clarence, brother of Henry V of England.
