Anton Uesson (12 January 1879 – 13 April 1942)Mati Unt and Eric Dickens: ''Brecht at Night''. p. 161. Dalkey Archive Pr; First English Translation edition 14 July 2009. was an

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politician and engineer.

Early life and career

Born in

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(now

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),Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli Raamatukogu (Tallinn Technical School)
he was the son of Jaan Uesson and Ann Uesson (''née'' Mänd). He was one of eight siblings. Uesson graduated from the Theological Seminary in

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, present-day

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in 1902. In 1910, he finished his studies at the Riga Polytechnic Institute, graduating ''

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'' with a degree as a civil engineer. He began his career as an architect and engineer by constructing many of

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buildings in the 1910s, working for Tallinn's then-mayor

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. By the spring of 1912, Uesson was constructing over 40 houses in the capital city.

Politics

In 1917 Uesson was a founding member and member of the board of trustees of the Estonian Technical Society. In 1919, Anton Uesson was elected the Deputy Mayor of Tallinn; a post which he held until 1934, when he became deputy mayor, which post was renamed mayor since 1 May 1938. In 1928, when the Tallinn city government learned that

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had been elected the United States president, Anton Uesson sent Hoover a congratulatory telegram. Hoover had previously, in 1920, been elected an Honorary Citizen of Tallinn. On 4 December '' Vaba Maa'' reported on President-elect Hoover's gracious response to Uesson from

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Death

On 14 June 1941, during the Soviet invasion of Estonia in

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, Uesson was arrested by the

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, along with many other prominent Estonian politicians and intellectuals. He was sent to a

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and executed by gunshot on 13 April 1942.

Achievements

*1917, Estonian Engineering Society, a founder and first chairman. *1918–1919, Founding member of the Tallinn Technical School and a member of the board of trustees. *1920–1922, I EV

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. *1920–1940, The Paramilitaries Endowment Committee Chairman. *1920–1940, Chair of the Board of the Association of Estonian Cities. *1935–1940, Engineering's Chairman Committee. *1937, Member of the Estonian National Assembly (Rahvuskogu). *1938–1940, National Council (Riiginõukogu) member.

Awards

*1928

Order of the Estonian Red Cross The Order of the Estonian Red Cross ( et, Eesti Punase Risti teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give rec ...

, Class I Grade II *1930,

Order of the Cross of the Eagle The Order of the Cross of the Eagle ( et, Kotkaristi teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix de l'Aigle) was instituted in 1928 by the Estonian Defence League to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Estonian independence. It was adopted as a sta ...

, Class III *1934 Memorial in the Estonian Red Cross, Class II Grade I *1938

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, Class II

Quotes

– Anton Uesson, 1938
Oviir, Mihkel: Juridica International: ''Extension of the National Audit Office’s Powers to Audit of Local Governments: Limitation or Constitutional Protection of Local Democracy?'' pp. 116–124. 2007

References

External links

Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli Raamatukogu (Tallinn Technical School)