- Ludvig Almqvist
Ludvig Teodor Almqvist (1818 in
Gränna ,Sweden –August 26 ,1884 on the island ofSelaön ), a Swedish politician, was the son ofSven Johan Almqvist ,vicar andpriest who married Sophie Antoinette Eugenie Björkman in 1851.He served as the
Minister of Public Administration in Louis De Geer’s first cabinet (1856–1860). In 1867, he was elected to be first deputy speaker of theUpper House of theSwedish Parliament . On November 2, 1860, he took his place as member of theSupreme Court of Sweden . In 1867, he becameChief Justice of theSvea Court of Appeal ; in 1870, he became a member of the Supreme Court of Sweden again. Almqvist served asMinister for Justice in Louis De Geer’s second cabinet (1879–1880).He was made
Knight of the Order of the Seraphim in 1882. OnAugust 26 ,1884 he passed away at theAlgö Estate onSelaön .His daughter, Carolina "Lina" Almqvist, married
Erik Gustaf Boström , who went on to becomePrime Minister of Sweden . His brother,Johan Magnus Almqvist , was atheologian andpolitician , who served as a member of Parliament for the clergy, etc.
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