Henry Swann (c. November 1763 – 24 April 1824)[1][2] was a British Tory[3] politician.
Swann was elected at a by-election in September 1803 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.
[2] On Friday, 11 October 1811, Henry Swann officiated at the laying of the first stone for the new Waterloo Bridge over the Thames River in London.
The bridge was to be constructed of grey granite which was to be quarried near Penryn, Cornwall, Swann's constituency.
A bottle of coins from the reign of the current king, George III, was placed inside that first stone.