Olof Philip Oxehufvud
Swedish ironmaster
About Olof Philip Oxehufvud
Lived 1797 – 1857 (aged 59). Olof Philip Oxehufvud was a Swedish ironmaster and courtier.
Olof Philip Oxehufvud (; 25 August 1797 – 22 March 1857), was a Swedish jurist and hovjunkare.
Life and work Olof Philip Oxehufvud was born into the Oxehufvud family. He was the first of seven children to Bo Oxehufvud and Christina Bonde.
Oxehufvud served as chief district judge in Sundbo, Grimsten, Kumla, Hardemo, Edsberg and Lekeberg. In the 1840s, he acquired the Björkborn Ironworks, the progenitor of Bofors.
In 1852, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Polar Star.
Oxehufvud married Johanna Catharina "Kitty" Melin in 1830. He died on 22 March 1857 at Björkborn Manor.
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Swedish ironmaster (1797–1857)
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Olof Philip Oxehufvud was born on 25 August 1797.
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Olof Philip Oxehufvud died on 22 August 1857 in Björkborn Manor.
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Olof Philip Oxehufvud was an ironmaster and courtier.
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Olof Philip Oxehufvud was Swedish.
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