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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.
- 1944–79
- British Army
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.
- Swintons of Kimmerghame
- Baronial
- 9 October 1981
- Scottish Borders
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
4. Okt. 2018 · Maj.-Gen. Sir John Swinton, 7th of Kimmerghame was born on 21 April 1925. 1 He was the son of Brigadier Alan Henry Campbell Swinton, 6th of Kimmerghame and Mariora Beatrice Evelyn Rochfort Alers-Hankey. 1 He married Judith Balfour Killen, daughter of Harold Killen, on 26 August 1954. 1 He died on 4 October 2018 at age 93. 2.
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.
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,...
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.
