Baron Johan August Gripenstedt
✶ 11 August 1813 in Holstein near Lübeck
✟ 13 July 1874 in Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 28 January 1862
motto
Flärdfrinand sjelfständig (Modest independent)
shield
Painted 1862 by C G Sjöblom. Date of death added 1874 by Carl Högberg.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1849
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1853
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1857
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1858
Biography
Minister without portfolio 1848-1856
Minister and Chief for the Ministry of Finance 1859-1866
Member of the second chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden
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