Shapland Hugh Swinny (30 January 1857, Dublin – 31 August 1923, London) was an Irish economist and Comtean positivist.
He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A.
[1] He joined the London Positivist Society immediately after graduating from Cambridge and succeeded Edward Spencer Beesly as President of the London Positivist Society (1901–1923).
He was a co-founder of the Church of Humanity, together with Philip Thomas.
Swinny was a personal friend of several Indian nationalists, including Bal Gangadhar Tilak.