John Samuel Swire | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1825 |
| Died | December 1, 1898 (aged 72) London, England |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | John Swire George Swire |
| Parent(s) | John Swire Maria Louisa Roose |
| Relatives | William Hudson Swire (brother) |
John Samuel Swire (1825–1898) was a British businessman. He grew his family business, the Swire Group, and expanded the cotton and sugar trade with China. He established the Taikoo Sugar Refinery in Hong Kong and The China Navigation Company on the Yangtze river. He was the instigator and founding chairman of the China and Japan Conference (later known as the Far Eastern Freight Conference). This shipping cartel existed from 1879 to 2008 and was a major component of the shipping industry from the Far East to Europe.