Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld
Prime Minister, Governor
✶ 4 February 1862 at Väderum
✟ 12 October 1953 in Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 June 1916
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Missing
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Painted 1921 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1953 and changes made 1961 by the same artist.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1895
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1902
Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (1st class) 1905
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1905
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa 1911
Biography
Consultative Minister 1901
Minister and Head of the Ministry of Justice 1901-1902
Minister and Head of the Department of Education 1905
Governor of Uppsala county 1907-1930
Minister and Head of The Ministry of Land Defence 1914
Prime Minister 1914-1917
Member of the Swedish Academy (chair XVII) 1918
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1923-1938
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