Johan Nilsson
Speaker of the Riksdag of Sweden, Farmer
✶ 21 August 1873 in Skottlandshus, Färlöv parish
✟ 15 March 1963 in Kristianstad
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 6 June 1940
motto
För hem och fosterland (For home and fatherland)
shield
Painted 1940 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1963 by the same artist.
other awards
Knight of the Order of Vasa 1913
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1920
Commander of the Order of Vasa (2nd class) 1924
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1926
King Gustaf V’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1928
Commander of the Order of Vasa (1st class) 1928
Knight of the Order of Carl XIII 1928
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1933
Biography
Farmer, Governor in Kristianstad county 1923-1938
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1909-1955 (Speaker of the Riksdag 1937)
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