Viktor Magnus von Born

Baron Viktor Magnus von Born (8 October 1851, Helsinki - 15 September 1917) was a Finnish lawyer, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1877 to 1878 and from 1885 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1910 to 1913, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP). He was the last Lord Marshal of the Diet of Finland in from 1905 to 1906.

Biography

Early years After obtaining his law degree in 1873, von Born worked as a court trainee, secretary of the House of Nobility, and committee secretary at the Helsinki City Council, as well as a city councillor in Helsinki 1878–1879.

He then devoted himself to managing the large estate of Sarvlax, which he inherited from his father in 1878, and his mother's estate in Porvoo. Von Born served as treasurer and was active in the Eastern Uusimaa Agricultural Guild 1884–1896. He also worked 1888–1900 as an auditor at the Bank of Finland as a representative of the noble estate. He was the father of Ernst von Born.