Johan Abram (Juho Abraham, J. A.) Mannermaa (29 May 1871 – 6 February 1943; surname until 1906 ''Mennander'') was a Finnish

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bishop and politician, born in

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. He was a member of the

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from 1905 to 1906 and of the

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from 1911 to 1916, representing the

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and from 1922 to 1927, representing the

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. He was a presidential elector in the

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. He was the bishop of the

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from 1936 until his death in 1943.

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