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— a man who never feared to speak his mind, and generally had 

 a very decided mind to speak — there is not a tinge of acerbity 

 to be found in him ; nothing but good fellowship and just 

 appreciation, even of his opponents. I have been very much 

 touched by that feature in his diary. Even when politics ran 

 highest, there was not a drop of personal bitterness. The 

 subjoined list, with which I have been favoured, shows the 

 extent of his public avocations : — 



Offices in connection with County Business. 



A Cotntnissioner of Supply in 1849 — for the earliest entry in the 



Minute Books of the County, of his being present at a meeting of 



Commissioners of Supply, is at the meeting held in October 1850. 

 Justice of the Peace — probably the same year — but no record exists 



of such appointment. 

 Chairman of Committee appointed to carry out Commissioners of 



Supply Act, 1857. 

 Chairman of Lands Valuation Committee, 1854. 

 Chairman of Standing Committee of Middle District of Turnpike Roads 



in Berwickshire, 1862, on resignation of his father, John Swinton. 



Continued in this office until adoption of Roads and Bridges Act. 

 First Chairman of Middle District Road Trustees under Roads and 



Bridges Act, 1882. 

 Chairman of Police Committee of the County iu 1871. 

 Deputy-Lieutenant, 1874 (Duke of Roxburghe, Lord Lieutenant.) 

 Chairman of Local Authority under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) 



Act, 1879. 

 Member of Prison Board. 

 Member of Income Tax Commissioners. 



These bodies have no stated Chairman, but, when present, Mr 



Swinton was usually appointed Chairman. 



(Mr Deas, writer. Duns, and at one time Clerk of the Peace, in 



sending list of above oflSces, remarks: — "He continued to attend 



nearly every meeting of all these bodies, from the commencement 



until his retirement in 1883 and 1884.") 

 For many years Vice-Chairman, and afterwards Chairman, of the 



Parochial (Edrom) Board; and Chairman of the School Board of 



Edrom. 

 For thirty -five years Representative Elder to the General Assembly from 



the Presbytery of Duns ; resigned on account of health in 1884, 



having been unable to attend the Assembly during session of 1883. 

 Border Counties Association. — Was one of the original members ; 



elected a Vice-President when Association formed in 1865 ; elected 



President in 1872, on retirement of Lord Jerviswoode ; resigned 



this office on account of health in 1884, and was then appointed 



one of the Patrons. 



