663 Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Hedenstjerna

Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Hedenstierna
Governor of Stockholm, Foreign Minister

✶ 1 December 1861 at Torsjö, Höreda parish
✟ 17 November 1928 in Stockholm

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 16 June 1928

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Missing

shield

Painted 1928 by David Friefeldt.

other awards

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1903
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1st class) 1907
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1910

Biography

Justice of the supreme court 1905-1906 and 1915-1916
Consultative Minister 1906-1911
Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden 1912-1915
Governor in Halland county 1916-1920
Governor of Stockholm 1920-1928
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1923
Member of the second chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1918-1921
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1922-1928
Received the order at King Gustaf V’s 70th birthday.

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