Background
Shapland Hugh Swinny was born in Dublin in 1857, the son of Captain Shapland Swiny.
Shapland Hugh Swinny was born in Dublin in 1857, the son of Captain Shapland Swiny.
He was educated at Street John"s College, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1880 and Master of Arts
In 1884. He joined the London Positivist Society immediately after graduating from Cambridge and succeeded Edward Spencer Beesly as President of the London Positivist Society (1901–1923). He also was editor of the Positivist Review. He was the Chairman of the Council of the Sociological Society from 1907 to 1909.
Shapland Hugh Swinny died in 1923.