Anders Wirenius (29 April 1850 – 29 August 1919) was a Finnish politician. Born in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

, he was twice vice-chairman of the Home Office of the

Senate of Finland The Senate of Finland (; ) combined the functions of Cabinet (government), cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1816 to 1917 and in independent Finland from 1917 to 1918. The body that would become the Senate was establis ...

in 1909 and in 1917, and was acting chairman of the Senate from 15 to 26 March 1917, at which point Finland declared its independence. Wirenius was also a vice admiral in the

Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until being dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution and the declaration of ...

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1850 births 1919 deaths People from the Russian Empire Politicians from Saint Petersburg Finnish senators Finnish people from the Russian Empire Imperial Russian Navy admirals Vice admirals {{Finland-politician-stub