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Otto Stenroth

Finnish lawyer, politician and banker (1861–1939)

Otto Stenroth (13 May 1861 in Saarijärvi – 16 December 1939 in Helsinki) was a Finnish lawyer, politician and banker.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Otto Stenroth (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 13, 1861, died Dec 16, 1939.¹

About

He served as a member of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki bank executive board from 1889 to 1893, and deputy director general of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki bank executive board from 1893 to 1906. Thereafter, he was chairman of the board of Hypoteekkikassa from 1904 to 1908 and 1909 to 1916. Stenroth was the managing director of Finnish Real Estate Bank from 1907 to 1908 and 1909 to 1918.

Stenroth was a member of the Diet of Finland for the burghers 1891–1900. He was elected as a member of the parliament for the Young Finnish Party from the Eastern Province of Vaasa constituency for 1908–1909. He was a member of the Helsinki City Council in 1911-1918 and its vice chairman from 1915 to 1918.

Stenroth was in the Senate of the Grand Duchy of Finland, and head of the Senate Commerce and Industry Committee in the Hjelt cabinet in 1908–1909. When Finland gained independence, Stenroth became the Head of the Foreign Affairs Board and a senator in the Paasikivi cabinet from 27 May 1918 to 27 November 1918.

Stenroth was the Governor of Bank of Finland from 13 December 1918 to 20 January 1923.

From Wikipedia’s article on Otto Stenroth, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Kansallis-Osake-PankkiFounder¹¹

Career

Occupation: politician, banker, diplomat, jurist.⁵

1918Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland⁴
1918 to 1923Governor of the Bank of Finland⁴
Date not recordedFounded Kansallis-Osake-Pankki³
Date not recordedMember of the Parliament of Finland⁴

Personal life

BornMay 13, 1861, Saarijärvi⁶
DiedDec 16, 1939, Helsinki⁷
CitizenshipFinland⁸

Awards

1938Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^{9 10}
1925Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star⁹
1920Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^{9 10}
1919Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland⁹
19181st Class Order of the Crown⁹
1918Cross of Liberty, 1st Class⁹
1918Knight Commander of the Order of Leopold (Austria)⁹
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog⁹
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎⁹
Date not recordedOrder of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary (1922)⁹
Date not recordedOrder of the Three Stars, 1st Class⁹

Sources

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WikidataOtto Stenroth on Wikidata
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WikipediaOtto Stenroth on Wikipedia
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: Founded Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: Member of the Parliament of Finland, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Stenroth: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataKansallis-Osake-Pankki, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsOtto Stenroth photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain