Melvin Morse Swig (July 31, 1917 – May 14, 1993)[1] was an American real estate developer and philanthropist.
[2] He was also the owner of the National Hockey League's California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons.
He was heir to the Fairmont Hotel chain, and former chairman of the Swig, Weiler & Dinner Development Company, of San Francisco and Manhattan, a family-owned real estate company with holdings including the Fairmont Hotels.
[4] Swig served in the United States Army in World War II and later moved to San Francisco in 1946.
He established the Swig Judaic Studies Program at the University of San Francisco and he also served as chairman of the board.