Samuel Swift (c. 1659 – 8 February 1718) was an English Tory politician, MP for Worcester 1693–1694 and 1695–1718.
[1] In 1693 Sir John Somers, having been appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, vacated his seat at Worcester.
A bitter by-election ensued, contested by the Tory Swift and the Whig Charles Cocks, Somers' brother-in-law.
The petition was upheld on 7 February 1694, and Swift was unseated, prompting outrage among the citizens of Worcester.
[1] In 1696–97, during an enquiry into the Royal Mint, Swift was accused of involvement in coin clipping, a treasonable offence.