John Swire

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John Swire was a 19th-century British merchant and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Swire business group, which grew into a major international trading and conglomerate company.

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John Swire canonical 3

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British merchant ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith John Swire & Sons ⓘ
Swire Group ⓘ
linked to: Swire Pacific
businessDomain China trade ⓘ
international trade ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
businessModel diversified conglomerate structure ⓘ
import-export trade ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
era Victorian era ⓘ
founded John Swire & Sons ⓘ
Swire Group ⓘ
linked to: Swire Pacific
hasBusinessSuccessor John Swire & Sons ⓘ
Swire Group ⓘ
linked to: Swire Pacific
industry conglomerate business ⓘ
trading ⓘ
legacy creation of a major international trading company ⓘ
establishment of a long-lasting family business group ⓘ
name John Swire ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor creating a diversified conglomerate ⓘ
developing an international trading company ⓘ
founding the Swire business group ⓘ
occupation entrepreneur ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
roleInOrganization founder of John Swire & Sons ⓘ
founder of Swire Group ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Swire & Sons → foundedBy → John Swire ⓘ
John Swire → name → John Swire ⓘ
Swire family → hasMember → John Swire ⓘ