Carl Johan Thyselius
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| Carl Johan Thyselius | |
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| In office 13 June 1883 – 16 May 1884 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Gerhard De Geer |
| Succeeded by | Robert Themptander |
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| Born | 8 June 1811 Österhaninge, Södermanlands län |
| Died | 11 January 1891 (aged 79) Stockholm, Stockholms län |
| Political party | Independent conservative |
Carl Johan Thyselius (8 June 1811 – 11 January 1891) was a politician, state official (Swedish: ämbetsman), Supreme Court justice (Swedish: justitieråd) 1856-60, "Church Minister" (comparable to Minister of Education, Swedish: ecklesiastikminister) 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department (responsible for trade, industry and ship transport; Swedish: civilminister) 1875-80, and served as prime minister from 1883 to 84.
In 1848 he married Charlotta Melart with whom he had a daughter.
[edit] Biography
Carl Johan Thyselius was born in Österhaninge, Södermanlands län, as the son of the vicar and later bishop Pehr Thyselius and Christina Margareta Bergsten.
Typical for his time, after an education in administration at Uppsala University, he combined a successful career in high level official positions with major political assignments. He was among others justice to the Supreme Court 1856-1860, church minister 1860-1863, president of the Kammarkollegium 1864-1875 and civilminister 1875-1880. After Arvid Posse's resignation 1883 Thyselius reluctantly became prime minister on request of Oscar II for one year. In that way he was the first serf to become prime minister of Sweden.
He died on 11 January 1891 in Stockholm.
[edit] Trivia
Thyselius was Sweden's first prime minister not descended from the nobility and furthermore the oldest at that time, being 72 years old upon accession.
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| Preceded by Arvid Posse |
Prime Minister of Sweden 1883–1884 |
Succeeded by Robert Themptander |
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