Sir Eric John Eagles Swayne KCMG CB (14 May 1863 – 9 September 1929) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator.

[2] He was educated abroad and at St Edward's School, Oxford, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, as a Gentleman Cadet for a year.

[3] The emir of Dervish Sultan Diiriye Guure was Sayid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, known by the British at the time as the "Mad Mullah" since he would not accept colonial rule.

[9] Another campaign was planned for late 1902, but it took time to gather the necessary supplies, and it was delayed as Swayne returned to England due to illness in November.

[3] Throughout Swayne's governorship, his administration was attacked in Legislative Council and in the pages of the Clarion by the Creole establishment, of whom a few were white but most were mixed race.

[13] In his correspondence with the Colonial Office, Swayne recommended extremely favorable terms to United Fruit so they would accept the offer rather than expanding in Guatemala.

[16] He added: "It is a pity, I think, having regard to the comfortable competency secured out of the Colony by successful merchants, that practically none have elected to remain in the country on retirement.