Oscar Fredrik von Sydow (1873 - 1936)

Born 12 Jul 1873 in Kalmar, Sweden

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Died 19 Aug 1936 at age 63 in Drottningholm, Sweden

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Oscar von Sydow was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from February 23 to October 13, 1921. He was one of the people that was instrumental in removing the death penalty in Sweden.

1873 Oscar von Sydow was born on 12 July in Kalmar, Sweden. His father, Henrik August von Sydow (1823-1876), was a magistrate's secretary. His mother was Euphrosyne Maria Modin (1836-1876). Both of his parents died when he was very young and he was raised in Norrland, the northern part of Sweden.^[1][2]

Picture from Arkiv Digital of Kalmar stadsförsamling C:13 (1869-1874) Birth record Oscar Fredric[1]

1876 jul 15 when Oscar is 3 years old his father Henrik August von Sydow passed away 52 years 20 months and 26 days old^[3]. Death reason "Hjernblödning" (stroke)^[4]

1876 aug 8 his mother Maria Euphrosyne Modin passed away 40 years 5 months and 8 days old^[3]. Death reason "Blodpropp i Lung??" (blod clot in lung??)^[5]

The family had 7 children from 8 month to 15 years old. Oscar Fredric is mentioned in the household records 1877 4 years old to move to 230 (page 230 of the household records) ^[3]

Picture from Arkiv Digital Household record of Kalmar stadsförsamling 1871-1887

1876 jul 15 the father Henrik August von Sydow passed away 52 years 20 months and 26 days old

1876 Aug 8 his mother Maria Euphrosyne Modin passed away

Barnen vårdas af Consul P.E. Krueger å 172 Staden^[6]

eng. The children are being taken care of by Consul P.E. Krueger å 172 Staden^[6]

Oscar is now takien care of by Pehr Edward Kreuger together with 3 of his siblings^[6]

1880 at the age of 7 he is moving out to Östersund?^[6][7][8]

1882 aug 28 he is mentioned as "fosterson" living at the hospital at the doctor ("stads och lasarettsläkare") Knut Alfred Hernblom and wife^[9][10][11]

1890 jul 7 doctor Knut Alfred Hernblom pass away 50 years old^[12][13]. Death reason "Fetthjärta?" and "Lefverlidande"

1890 at the age of 17 he passed his examination in Östersund and began the study of Law at Uppsala University^{[14][2][15][13]}.

1894 he graduated with a Degree in Civil Service^[2].

1900 occupation "Hovrättsnotarier e.o." Hovrättsnotarier resident at Hedvig Eleonora rote 11 block Klippan N:r 6^[16][2]

1906 He was appointed Undersecretary of State in the Ministry for Civil Affairs. Five years later he became the Governor of Norrbotten County.^{[citation needed]}

1910 resident Höjden N:02 occupation "Expiditionschef" unmarried^[17]

1911 On 16 October, he married Mary Emily Wijk (1884-1957), the daughter of wholesaler Erik Wijk (1836-1910) and Emily Dickson (1849-1943).^[18]

1911 oct 23 "äktenskapsförord" (eng. prenuptial agreement) between Mary Wijk and Oscar Fredrik Sydow^[19]

1912 on 2 sep son Erik born in Göteborg^[20][21]. Erik later became an ambassador. ^[22]

1917 sep 15 Gustaf Karl Oscar Kristian born in Engelbrekt parish in Stockholm^[23]Cite error 2; Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no content must have a name. The Swedish King is mentioned as the "Fadder" (godparent). He became a director of a shipping company. ^[18][24]

1919 dec 12 Daughter Marie was born^[18]

1914-1917 He was Minister for Public Administration for the Swedish government under Hjalmar Hammarskjöld and Carl Swartz. In this position, von Sydow set up the Unemployment Commission.^{[citation needed]}

From 1917 to 1934 he was Governor of Gothenburg and Bohus County.^[25]

1921 The then Prime Minister, Louis de Geer, resigned suddenly, and King Gustaf V convinced von Sydow to accept the position of Prime Minister of Sweden and form a new government. Unfortunately, most of his proposals were defeated in Parliament by the opposition. His most famous accomplishment while in office was the introduction of the bill that led to the abolishing of the death penalty in Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

Kronprins Gustav Adolf and "landshövding" Oscar von Sydow Outside Göteborgs Naturhistoriska museum year 1926 Picture distributed under Creative Commons by Digital museum

1926 visited USA^[26]

1934 oct 30 moved from Göteborgs Domkyrkoförsamling to Köpmangatan 1^[27] to Hovförsamlingen in Stockholm^[28][18]

Picture from Arkiv Digital of Hovförsamlingen AIIa:9 (1926-1939) Household record Hovförsamlingen[18]

1934-1936 He was Marshall of the Realm (riksmarskalk).^[25]

During this period he was involved in the Haijby affair. It was said that the Swedish King Gustav V had a sexuell relation with Kurt Haijby. Haijby was paid to not tell anything and still today its unsure what happened.

1935 dec 22 "Testamente" was created^[29]

1936 On 19 August, Oscar Fredrik von Sydow died at Drottingholm Palace on the island of Lovön, in Stockholm^{[30][18][31][32][33]}. Death reason was Pneumonia. ^[30]

Death notice From Genealogiska föreningen familjenotiser 1936-1990

Familjenotiser From Genealogiska föreningen familjenotiser 1936-1990 Full size picture

Picture from Arkiv Digital of Hovförsamlingen F:5 (1895-1938) Death record Riksmarsalk Oscar Fredrik Sydow resident at Köpmangatan 1[30]

1936 aug 24 buried in Göteborg Östra kyrkogården by Bishop Block^[30]. Burial plot 1100D 00021^[34][35]

Oscar von Sydow's grave at Östra kyrkogården in Göteborg. Plot 1100D 00021 Östra_kyrkogården,_Göteborg Picture from Wikimedia Commons

1936 sep 29 Estate and inventory done for Riksmarsalken filosofie doktorn Oscar Fredrick von Sydow Väpnaregatan 1, Stockholm^[36][37]

Picture from Arkiv Digital of Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd E1:171 (1936-1936) Estate and Inventory page 1 of abt. 20 pages[36]

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Research Notes

• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q53628, sv:Wikipedia

Sälgö-1 07:30, 27 September 2016 (EDT)

• Created a page Space:Von_Sydow_Books for books about the lineage

Sälgö-1 04:01, 1 October 2016 (EDT)

Open Issues

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Done

• Destination for Oscar 1880 - Done is Östersund

Row 303 Kalmar stadsförsamling BI:8 (1872-1882) Image 132 / page 253 (AID: v34799.b132.s253, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)

Row 13 Kalmar stadsförsamling AI:80 (1871-1886) Image 183 / page 353 (AID: v22720.b183.s353, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)

This article says Norrland....

Sälgö-1 09:04, 28 September 2016 (EDT)

Read that Oscar started in Uppsala 1890 and found in the moving out books for Östersund his name and could find the family he lived in

Sälgö-1 22:51, 29 September 2016 (EDT)

• Transcribe the comment in Kalmar stadsförsamling AI:81 (1871-1887) Image 129 / page 125 (AID: v22721.b129.s125, NAD: SE/VALA/00177) found

Looks like Barnen vårdas av ?onful? P.E. Kreuger? å 172 ?ade?

Answer Eva G2G

• Estate and inventory - status found

Oscar Fredrik von Sydow passed away 1936 in Hovförsamlingen F:5 (1895-1938) Image 1290 / page 123 (AID: v245068.b1290.s123, NAD: SE/SSA/0007)

when I look in Arkiv Digital we have no Estate and Inventories for this parish and this year.....

Sälgö-1 07:17, 27 September 2016 (EDT)

• • Did check in Anbytarforum and the tell loo in Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd ==> we have Oscar Fredrik in the register Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd D1a:5 (1936-1937) Image 1430 (AID: v830397.b1430, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C) and nr 4307 ==> Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd E1:171 (1936-1936) Image 380 / page 4307 (AID: v505192a.b380.s4307, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C)
• Picture of Grave - status done
  • One way is to ask in the Facebook group for graves i Göteborg for a photo see category for Östra kyrkogården, Göteborg, Västra Götaland.

Sälgö-1 07:30, 27 September 2016 (EDT)

see video

• • Wikidata has also picture of graves. On his Wikidata profile Q53628 or SQID for Q53628 I found a picture in Common Domain at wikiCommon that was uploaded to WikiTree - Sälgö-1 08:19, 27 September 2016 (EDT)
  • Created a profile on Find A Grave: Memorial #170623864 and uploaded the picture from Wikidata - Sälgö-1 08:39, 27 September 2016 (EDT)
  • Added a reference from Wikidata Q53628 to the FindAGrave record see SQID for Q53628 - Sälgö-1 08:45, 27 September 2016 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Kalmar stadsförsamling C:13 (1869-1874) Image 120 (AID: v34505.b120, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Runeberg Hvar 8 dag / Årg. 15 (1913/1914) page 801
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Kalmar stadsförsamling AI:81 (1871-1887) Image 129 / page 125 (AID: v22721.b129.s125, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)
4. ↑ Kalmar stadsförsamling F:3 (1871-1877) Image 138 (AID: v34515.b138, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)
5. ↑ Kalmar stadsförsamling F:3 (1871-1877) Image 142 (AID: v34515.b142, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Kalmar stadsförsamling AI:80 (1871-1886) Bild 183 / sid 353 (AID: v22720.b183.s353, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)
7. ↑ Kalmar stadsförsamling BI:8 (1872-1882) Image 132 / page 253 (AID: v34799.b132.s253, NAD: SE/VALA/00177)
8. ↑ Gammal länk som inte längre fungerar, den refererar till en artikel i Östersundsposten - www.op.se/opinion/ledare/von-sydow-sag-till-att-avskaffa-dodsstraffet Östersundsposten - Ledare 8:e gubben: Oscar von Sydow 1873–1936
9. ↑ Östersund B:2 (1880-1889) Image 400 / page 34 (AID: v115554.b400.s34, NAD: SE/ÖLA/11109)

   Nr 93 27/8 448 Gossen Oskar v(on) Sydow, Kalmar, ??,1

10. ↑ Östersund AIa:10b (1879-1882) Image 2120 / page 448 (AID: v115535.b2120.s448, NAD: SE/ÖLA/11109)
11. ↑ Östersund AIa:11b (1883-1887) Image 3130 / page 587 (AID: v115538.b3130.s587, NAD: SE/ÖLA/11109)
12. ↑ Östersund C:4 (1880-1890) Image 2300 / page 451 (AID: v115562.b2300.s451, NAD: SE/ÖLA/11109)
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Östersund AIa:12c (1886-1895) Image 460 / page 1055 (AID: v115541a.b460.s1055, NAD: SE/ÖLA/11109)
14. ↑ Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_von_Sydow
15. ↑ Östersund B:3 (1890-1894) Image 100 / page 10 (AID: v115555.b100.s10, NAD: SE/ÖLA/11109)

    Moving out from Östersund 1990 8/9 to Uppsala

    nr 107, 8/9, Stud.? Osk(ar) Fredr(ick) v(on) Sydow, fol 1055, Upsala,1,,-73

16. ↑ Hernblom von Sydow, Oscar Fredrik

    Census 1900

    Name Hernblom von Sydow, Oscar Fredrik

    Home parish Hedvig Eleonora rote 11

    Place of residence Klippan N:r 6

    Deanery Stockholm

    County Stockholms stad

    Birth year 1873

    Birth parish Kalmar Kalmar län

    Occupation Hovrättsnotarie e.o.

    Marital status Ogift

    Gender Man

    Family status code Ensamstående

    Family no 5

    Created by Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation

    About the household

    Persons in the household

    Fam. no 5

    Hernblom von Sydow, Oscar Fredrik, b. 1873 in Kalmar Kalmar län, Hovrättsnotarie e.o.

17. ↑

    Census 1910

    Name Hernblom von Sydow, Oskar Fredrik

    Home parish Johannes

    Place of residence Höjden N:o 2 Fört. N:o 2671-2680

    Deanery Stockholm

    County Stockholms stad

    Birth year 1873

    Birth parish Kalmar Kalmar län

    Occupation Expeditionschef

    Marital status Ogift

    Gender Man

    Family status code Ensamstående

    Family no 1

    Created by Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation

    About the household

    Persons in the household

    Fam. no 1 Hernblom von Sydow, Oskar Fredrik, b. 1873 in Kalmar Kalmar län, Expeditionschef

18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5} Hovförsamlingen AIIa:9 (1926-1939) Image 2130 / page 207 (AID: v245057.b2130.s207, NAD: SE/SSA/0007)
19. ↑ Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd E1:171 (1936-1936) Image 430 (AID: v505192a.b430, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C)
20. ↑ Looks like they are resident in in Göteborg but they are registered in Umeå?!?!
21. ↑ Göteborgs Vasa C:1 (1908-1912) Image 350 / page 346 (AID: v82612.b350.s346, NAD: SE/GLA/15475)
22. ↑ https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_von_Sydow_(ambassad%C3%B6r)
23. ↑ Engelbrekt CI:5 (1917-1919) Image 530 / page 49 (AID: v227337.b530.s49, NAD: SE/SSA/6003)

    Nr 382 Gustaf Karl Oscar Kristian

24. ↑ Wikipedia:sv:Kristian_von_Sydow_(direktör)
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1} Göteborgs och Bohus läns porträttgalleri / Första delen : Göteborgs stad / page 12 Runeberg

    Oscar Fredrik von Sydow

    Landshövding I Göteborgs och Bohus län1917-1934.

    Utnämnd till Riksmarskalk 1934. Förutv. Statsminister.

    FöcTd 12 juli 1873 i Kalmar. Ordf. i Gbgs o. Boh l:s hushållningssällskap sällskap 17—34 samt i styr. f. Gbgs högskola 17—34 o. Gbgs

    handelshögskola 20—34. LVVS, LLA, fil. hed.d:r vid Gbgs högsk. m.m. Iqml 18 st, m kedja av g., GV:s Jmt, Ro K av KMO, Stk BLeopO, Stk DDO, StOffFrHL, StkNS:t OO, KPrKrO 2 kl m kr, RRS:tStO 2 kl 1 m kr, länets hush.sällsk. st GM m.m.
26. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXL6-J1N : 2 October 2015), Oscar Von Sydow, 1926; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
27. ↑ Köpmangatan 1

    Stockholmskällan map or pictures in a list

28. ↑ Moved in record: Hovförsamlingen BIII:4 (1916-1943) Image 250 / page 42 (AID: v245063.b250.s42, NAD: SE/SSA/0007)

    Nr 17-21 is the family

    Nr 12-16 looks like people helping the family

29. ↑ Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd E1:171 (1936-1936) Image 520 (AID: v505192a.b520, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C)
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3} Hovförsamlingen F:5 (1895-1938) Image 1290 / page 123 (AID: v245068.b1290.s123, NAD: SE/SSA/0007)
31. ↑ Utdrag ur döds och begravningsboken Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd E1:171 (1936-1936) Image 410 (AID: v505192a.b410, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C)
32. ↑ Runeberg Svenska Dagbladets årsbok (1924-1944) page 253
33. ↑ Svensk Dödsbok 1901-2013

    18730712 von Sydow, Oscar Fredrik

    Väpnargatan 1

    Död 19/8 1936.

    Kyrkobokförd i Hovförsamlingen (icke terr.) (Stockholms stad).

    Född 12/7 1873 i Kalmar (Kalmar län, Småland).

    Gift man (16/10 1911).

    --------------

    Födelseförsamling i källan: Kalmar (Kalmar län)

    Källor: DB, FS

    --------------

    Inrapporterade rättelser:

    Född i: Kalmar Domkyrkoförsamling (Kalmar län)

    Källa: FB

34. ↑ Svenska Gravar

    von Sydow, Oscar Fredrik

    Född: 1873-07-12 Avliden: 1936-08-19 Gravsatt: 1936-08-25

    Östra kyrkogården Kvarter: 00D Gravplats: 00021

    Hemort: Göteborg

    Gravplatsnummer: 1100D 00021

    Gravrättstid: 1936-08-24 - för all framtid

35. ↑ Oscar Fredrik Von Sydow on Find A Grave: Memorial #170623864 retrieved 27 sep 2016
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.1} Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd E1:171 (1936-1936) Image 380 / page 4307 (AID: v505192a.b380.s4307, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C)
37. ↑ Register of Estate and inventory

    Stockholms rådhusrätt, bouppteckningsavd D1a:5 (1936-1937) Image 1430 (AID: v830397.b1430, NAD: SE/SSA/0145C)

    See record 4307

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