Daniel Enoch Nathanael Nordlander (3 January 1829 – 27 February 1890) was a Swedish Lieutenant Colonel of the

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of Kongl. Telegrafverket, and Member of Parliament of the

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of the First Chamber for the

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(1883-1885).

Biography

Daniel Nordlander was born on 3 January 1829 in

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, as the son of the

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and Member of Parliament Nils Nordlander, founder of

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, and Anna Maria Gestrin. He studied at Härnösand secondary school and was enrolled as a student at

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on 7 December 1846. In the military, he was appointed

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in 1849, Second Lieutenant on 9 July 1850 at the Regiment of Nerike, and

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on 2 November 1855 after studies at the Higher Artillery School, a predecessor of the

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. In the

, he was appointed

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on 7 March 1862,

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on 15 February 1867, and Lieutenant Colonel on 12 April 1872. Charles XV of Sweden and Prince Oscar with Adjutants

Nordlander served as

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at the

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in 1855, ordinary General Staff Officer 18 April 1856. He then served as Courier Officer on 5 March 1861 and then

on 28 January 1864 to

. He was appointed

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at the Ministry of Defence 1867–1872. Thereafter, he was appointed

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at Televerket, head of the Northern Telegraph District, and then

of Televerket in 1874. Daniel Nordlander served as Member of Parliament for the First Chamber of the

for the

(1883-1885). In addition, he was also a member of the

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. Nordlander was elected as member of the

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in 1871.

Distinctions

National orders

* :

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of the

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(30 November 1889) (Knight 30 November 1878) * : Knight of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Or ...

(28 January 1871) * : Knight of the

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(28 January 1881)

Foreign orders

* : Chevalier of the

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(1867) * :

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of the

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(1861) * : Commander 1st Class of the

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(1885) (Knight 1862) * : Knight of the

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(1862) * : Knight of the

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(1867) * : Knight of the

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(1867) * : Knight

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2nd Class of the

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(1879)

References

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Biography

Distinctions

National orders

Foreign orders

See also

References