Education
Swinfen was educated at Westminster School and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, after which he received a Short Service Commission in The Royal Scots before leaving the British Army in the rank of Lieutenant.
Swinfen was educated at Westminster School and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, after which he received a Short Service Commission in The Royal Scots before leaving the British Army in the rank of Lieutenant.
A philanthropist dedicated to public service, he is the Founding Trustee of the Swinfen Charitable Trust and was Director of the American Telemedicine Association from 2009 until 2013. In 1988, he became Patron of the Disablement Income Group, in 1996, Patron of Labrador Rescue South East, in 2002, Patron of World Orthopaedic Concern, and of the Kunde Foundation in 2007. Swinfen is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Drapers as well as a Freeman of the City of London.
United Kingdom Baron (suc 1977)
Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire (2016, for "services to international telemedicine and for his work with the Swinfen Charitable Trust")Justice of the Peace (Justice of the Peace) for Kent (1983)
Fellow, Industry and Parliament Trust (FIPT) (1983)
Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) (1998)
ARICS (1970)
Honorary
Research Fellow, Centre for Online Health (COH), UQ (2001)
He succeeded as 3rd Baron upon his father"s death in 1977. In 1962, then styled The Honorary
Charles Eady (b 1971), who is heir apparent to the family title.
Swinfen is President of the South East Region British Sports Association for the Disabled and Between 1983 and 1997, he served as a Member of the Direct Mail Services Standards Board. As a member of the House of Lords, he has sat on various United Kingdom Parliamentary Committees. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to international telemedicine for his work with the Swinfen Charitable Trust.