Harry Swain

Preston Mayor (1935 - 1936)

After many changes in career, Harry Swain arrived in Preston at the advanced age of 57 to establish a shoe shop in High Street Preston. A gifted public speaker, Swain was elected to the Preston Council in 1932, representing West Ward, and was to remain in office until 1948. In 1935-6 Swain became Mayor of Preston. He died in 1955.

Preston Historical Society (1968). Brief biographies of prominent Preston People. Preston, Vic: Author.

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