John Swinton of Kimmerghame Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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John Swinton of Kimmerghame is a British Army officer who was born on 21 April 1925. He is the son of the late Major General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, and the grandson of the late Field Marshal Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame. John Swinton of Kimmerghame is 93 years old and is a retired British Army officer. He served in the British Army for over 40 years, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1971. He was also awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1975. John Swinton of Kimmerghame is married to Lady Elizabeth Swinton of Kimmerghame, and they have two children. John Swinton of Kimmerghame has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his military career and investments. He is also a philanthropist and has donated to various charities.

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His wife is Judith Balfour Killen (m. 1954-2012)

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As the laird of Kimmerghame, Swinton lived at Kimmerghame House in Duns in Berwickshire. He died there on 4 October 2018 at the age of 93.

In 1980, he became a deputy lieutenant for Berwickshire: he went on to be Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1989 to 2000 and escorted the Stone of Scone back to Scotland in 1996.

He was successively promoted to major on 21 April 1959, to lieutenant-colonel on 1 April 1966, commanding the Scots Guards (1970–71), to full colonel on 30 June 1970, and to brigadier on 31 December 1971. He was promoted to major-general and appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1976. In 1977, he was appointed Brigadier of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland (The Royal Company of Archers). He retired from the Army in 1979.

He married the Australian-born Judith Balfour Killen (1929–2012) on 26 August 1954; they had three sons – James Christopher Swinton, Alexander Harold Swinton, and Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Swinton – and one daughter, actress Tilda Swinton.

Swinton was commissioned into the Scots Guards on 24 March 1944, and was twice wounded towards the end of the Second World War. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 November 1947. He served in Malaya during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and was mentioned in despatches. Swinton was promoted to captain on 21 April 1952. Between 1953 and 1954, he was aide-de-camp to Field-Marshal Sir William Slim, governor-general of Australia.

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. He was the father of actress Tilda Swinton.

Swinton was the son of Brigadier Alan Henry Campbell Swinton of Kimmerghame, MC (born 15 March 1896) and wife, Mariora Beatrice Evelyn Rochfort Alers-Hankey (born 1900). A member of the Swinton family, his paternal grandfather was Scottish politician and officer-of-arms George Swinton. He was educated at Harrow School, London.