Carl Gustaf Axel Örbom (29 July 1836 – 30 May 1889), was a Swedish jurist and government figure who, in the final eight months of his life, served as the

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Biography

A native of

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he was the son of Johan Axel Örbom (1800–1868) and Anna Karolina Westman. Following studies at

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(1854–1858), he embarked on a career in law, becoming, in 1870, an assessor in Stockholm's

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and, the following year, joining the legal staff of

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. In 1884 he was appointed ''Justitieråd'', the title carried by a justice of the

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. On 28 September 1888, he took over as the new Minister for Justice. His eight months in office carried a heavy workload, including cases dealing with

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and agitation, which brought him criticism from opposition Socialists in

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, the National Parliament. Axel Örbom died in Stockholm at age 52.

References

Ministers for justice of Sweden Justices of the Supreme Court of Sweden Politicians from Stockholm 1836 births 1889 deaths Members of the Första kammaren 19th-century Swedish judges 19th-century Swedish lawyers {{Sweden-law-bio-stub