He operated an insurance agency under the name Swinerton & Musgrave.
Robert Hemington Swinerton’s listing in the 1920 edition of Henderson’s Victoria City Directory [source: https://bccd.vpl.ca/title/1920/Henderson%27s_Victoria_Directory.html ]The 1946 Victoria City Directory shows “SWINERTON Robt. H. sec Vic Min & Dev Co. h 1334 Harrison” and Victoria Mining & Development Co. Ltd. R H Swinerton sec (not operating) 520 Broughton”
Robert Swinerton’s former house at 1334 Harrison Street is no longer standing. It has been replaced by an apartment building. But here is a map showing where it once stood:
The grave of Robert Hemington Swinerton (1865-1946) in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. [photo: Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 Historian]The grave of Robert Hemington Swinerton (1865-1946) in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. [photo: Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 Historian]Would you like to leave a comment or question about anything on this page?
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