Tryggvi Þórhallsson
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Tryggvi Þórhallsson (9 February 1889 – 31 July 1935) was
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from 28 August 1927 to 3 June 1932. He served as
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of the
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in 1933. He was a member of the Progressive Party. He was the
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from 1928 to 1929 and in 1931. Tryggvi died on 31 July 1935 in a hospital in Reykjavík after battling an illness. His sister was Dóra Þórhallsdóttir.


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1889 births 1935 deaths Tryggvi Thorhallsson Finance ministers of Iceland Speakers of the Althing Progressive Party (Iceland) politicians {{Iceland-politician-stub