Baron Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång
✶ 18 July 1818 at Finspång, Risinge parish
✟ 24 September 1896 at Hanaskog, Kviinge parish
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 5 May 1860
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Missing
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Painted 1861 by C G Sjöblom. Date of death added 1896 by Carl Högberg.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1856
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1858
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1858
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1864
Biography
Prime Minister for Justice 1858-1870
Lord of the Realm 1858-1868
Prime Minister 1876-1880
Member of the Swedish Academy (chair XVII) 1862
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1867-1888
Deputy Chancellor at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1881-1885, Chancellor 1885-1887
Received the order in conjunction with King Karl XV’s coronation.
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