Researching William Swanson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2193 people with the Swanson surname? In that year Swanson was ranked number 1721 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Swanson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Swanson and the Swanson Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2158 people with the Swanson surname in the UK? Swanson is now ranked number 2247 for popularity in the UK. |
Swanson Family Tree Databases
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William Swanson (politician)
William Swanson (1819 – 23 April 1903) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.
He represented the Newton electorate from 1871 to 1884, when he retired. He was a minister in the Vogel Ministry, 1876 and Grey Ministry 1877–1879 as a Member of the Executive Council. He was then appointed to the Legislative Council in 1885, a position he held until his death.
In the 1870s he won a bet with John Sangster Macfarlane who had claimed that a certain politician would soon be in Mt Eden (gaol), and used to display the cheque for £80 which he received from Macfarlane but did not cash.
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