Ludvig Teodor Almqvist (January 4, 1818 – August 26, 1884) was a Swedish politician and judge.

Biography

Almqvist was born in

Gränna Gränna () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Jönköping Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 2,665 inhabitants in 2018. Founded in 1652 by Count Per Brahe the Younger, Per Brahe, it is in Småland on the eastern shores of the lake ...

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, to ,

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and

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...

. In 1835, Almqvist began his studies at

Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...

. In 1846, he became assessor of the

Svea Court of Appeal Svea Court of Appeal (), located in Stockholm, is one of six appellate courts in the Swedish legal system, as well as the oldest Swedish court currently in use (the Supreme Court being constituted only in 1789, over 150 years later). It is loca ...

and, in 1848, secretary to the auditor. In 1853, he was appointed chief justice of Öster- and Västerrekarne, Daga, Åkers and Selebo

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district, and was appointed deputy justice ombudsman the following year. In 1856, he bought the Algö estate in Överselö. He served as the

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in Louis De Geer’s first cabinet (1856–1860). From 1867 to 1869 he was a member of the

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(Parliament)'s

upper house An upper house is one of two Legislative chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted p ...

. In 1867, he was elected to be its first deputy speaker. On November 2, 1860, he took his place as member of the

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. In 1867, he became Chief Justice of the

. The following year he received his doctorate in law. In 1870, he became a member of the Supreme Court of Sweden again. Almqvist served as

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in Louis De Geer’s second cabinet (1879–1880). Almqvist was made an honorary member of the

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in 1857 and a knight of the

Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim (; ''Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is the highest order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Sweden. It was created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the ...

in 1882. On May 5, 1860, he was made a Commander Grand Cross of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

along with Commander Grand Cross of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

. On August 26, 1884, Almqvist died at the Algö estate on

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Family

Almqvist married Sophie Antoinette Eugenie Björkman in 1851. The couple had six children, two girls and four boys. Daughter Carolina "Lina" Almqvist married

Erik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström (11 February 1842 – 21 February 1907) was a Swedish landowner and politician who was a member of the Swedish Parliament (1876–1907) and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Sweden of the 19th century. ...

, who went on to become

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. The other daughter, Clara, died at 10 months old in 1854. Son Sven Almqvist (1855–1910) married Anna Björkman (daughter of Axel Björkman and Marie Norlin). Son Robert Magnus Almqvist reached 80 years of age (1857–1938) and died in

Herrnhut Herrnhut (; ; ; Upper Lusatian: ''Harrnhutt'', ''Harrnutt'') is a town of around 6,000 inhabitants in Upper Lusatia, in the district of Görlitz, in eastern Saxony, Germany. The town is mainly known as the place of origin of the community of t ...

, Saxony, Germany. He was one of the founders of the publishing company

Almqvist & Wiksell Almqvist & Wiksell is a former Swedish printing company (1882–2005) and publishing company (1923–1990). In 1990, it was bought by the educational publisher , and is now an imprint owned by the latter. Almqvist & Wiksell Tryckeri Almqvist & ...

and the father of military man and historian . Son Carl Ludvig Almqvist (1860–1920) was married to Eva Häggström (1878–1962) and the couple took over the Algö estate. The couple also had son Knut Almqvist (1863–1937). His brother,

Johan Magnus Almqvist Johan Magnus Almqvist (September 6, 1799 – October 9, 1873) was a Swedish theologian and parliamentarian. Biography Almqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to civil servant and vicar and Gustava Brandelius. He began his studies at Uppsala U ...

, was a

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and

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who served as a member of the

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