About Nils Claëson
Lived 1848 – 1910 (aged 61). Nils Claëson was a Swedish politician, civil servant and judge.
Nils Ludvig Alfred Claëson (15 November 1848 – 7 January 1910) was a Swedish politician and civil servant.
Claëson was born at in present Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. In 1898, he was appointed Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs in Erik Gustaf Boström's government, a post he held until 1902. Claëson was also a member of the canon law committee in 1890 and a representative at the church assembly in 1898. He was president of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society, from 1895 to 1899.
Claëson was married to Fransiska (Fanny) Eufemia Helleday, daughter of .
He was made a Commander Grand Cross in the Order of the Polar Star in 1899.
Claëson died in Stockholm in 1910 and is buried in Norra begravningsplatsen.
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Swedish politician (1848-1910)
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Nils Claëson was born on 15 November 1848 in Botkyrka parish.
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Nils Claëson died on 7 January 1910 in Stockholm City.
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