Alexander Wilhelm Gadolin (8 July 1868 – 2 June 1939) was a Finnish legal scholar and politician. He was a member of the

Diet of Finland The Diet of Finland (Finnish language, Finnish ''Suomen maapäivät'', later ''valtiopäivät''; Swedish language, Swedish ''Finlands Lantdagar''), was the Diet (assembly), legislative assembly of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906 ...

in 1894 and from 1899 to 1906 and of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ...

from 1913 to 1916, representing the

Swedish People's Party of Finland The Swedish People's Party of Finland (SPP; , SFP; , RKP) is a Finnish political party founded in 1906. Its primary aim is to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The party is currently a participant i ...

(SFP). Alexander was born in Borgå landskommun (

Porvoon maalaiskunta Porvoon maalaiskunta () is a former municipality of Finland. It was established in 1866 and it was located in Eastern Uusimaa around the city of Porvoo. The municipality was consolidated with Porvoo in 1997. Neighbour municipalities were Askol ...

), Finland and he died on June 02 1939, Åbo (

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

), Finland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadolin, Alexander 1868 births 1939 deaths People from Porvoo Politicians from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Members of the Diet of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1913–1916) Finnish legal scholars University of Helsinki alumni Academic staff of the University of Helsinki