Elias Carl Strokirk (15 September 1814 – 13 June 1887) was a

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ironmaster An ironmaster is the manager, and usually owner, of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain. The ironmaster was usually a larg ...

and cavalry master.

Life and work

Elias Carl Strokirk was born on September 15, 1814, at

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, and member of the

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. His parents were Jeppe and Hedvig Magdalena Strokirk (née Broms). In 1841, Strokirk acquired the Ölsboda Works and the Öfre Degernäs Works. In addition, Strokrik served as director of Christinehamns Enskilda Bank. Strokirk was appointed 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 ...

. In 1844, Elias Carl Strokirk married Ulrika Charlotta Emerentia Hammarhjelm.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strokirk, Elias Carl 1814 births 1887 deaths Swedish landowners Swedish ironmasters Swedish nobility Elias Carl Swedish people of German descent 19th-century Swedish businesspeople 19th-century Swedish military personnel Knights of the Order of the Sword Burials at Nysund Cemetery People from Degerfors Municipality