Count Nils Gustaf Alexander Sparre (31 May 1834 – 4 September 1914) was a Swedish politician and the fifth Speaker of Första kammaren of the Riksdag. He was married to Sophie Gustafva Sparre, daughter of

Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfdeborg (4 September 1802 – 26 April 1886) was a Swedish nobleman, civil servant and politician. He was Sweden's Prime Minister for Justice, and later served as Chancellor of the Universities, and Marshal of th ...

and Sofia Bonde.

Biography

Sparre was born on 31 May 1834 in

Norra Fågelås parish NORRA or Norra may refer to: * Nordic Regional Airlines, a Finnish airline operating on behalf of, and formerly majority-owned by, Finnair * National Off-Road Racing Association The National Off-Road Racing Association (usually abbreviated NORRA) is ...

Skaraborg County Skaraborg County ( sv, Skaraborgs län ) was a Counties of Sweden, county of Sweden from 1634 until 1997. It was disestablished at the end of 1997 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsb ...

to Johan Alexander Artemis Sparre and Sofia Adelaide Rosalie Anker. He was member of the

Första kammaren The Första kammaren (literally "First Chamber", often abbreviated 'FK') was the upper house of the bicameral Riksdag of Sweden between 1866 and 1970 that replaced the Riksdag of the Estates. During the bicameral period, the lower house of th ...

between 1871 and 1908 and

Speaker of Första kammaren (English: "Mr Speaker") , residence = , seat = Parliament House , nominator = Riksdag , appointer = The Alderman , termlength = Four years ('' de facto'') , inaugural = Henry Allard , formation ...

between 1896 and 1908.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sparre, Gustaf Members of the Första kammaren Speakers of Första kammaren Swedish counts