Olof Philip Oxehufvud (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʊ̂ksɛːˌhʉːvʉːɖ][check vowel length]; 25 August 1797 – 22 March 1857), was a Swedish jurist and hovjunkare.

Olof Philip Oxehufvud
Daguerreotype of Olof Philip Oxehufvud
Born25 August 1797
Died22 March 1857
Resting placeKarlskoga Old Cemetery[1]
NationalitySwedish
Spouse
Christina Melin
(m. 1830)
ChildrenChrister Oxehufvud

Life and work

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Olof Philip Oxehufvud was born into the Oxehufvud family. He was the first of seven children to Bo Oxehufvud and Christina Bonde.[2]

Oxehufvud served as chief district judge in Sundbo, Grimsten, Kumla, Hardemo, Edsberg and Lekeberg. In the 1840s, he acquired the Björkborn Ironworks, the progenitor of Bofors.[3][4]

In 1852, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Polar Star.[5]

Oxehufvud married Johanna Catharina "Kitty" Melin[6] in 1830. He died on 22 March 1857 at Björkborn Manor.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Gravar.se". gravar.se. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Oxehufvud nr 102". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Adelsvapen-Wiki. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Gårdsposter - Svenska herrgårdar". www.svenskaherrgardar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "891-892 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 3. Bergsvalan - Branstad)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1905. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Project Runeberg.
  5. ^ "Legala underrättelser m. m." Örebro Tidning (in Swedish). National Library of Sweden. 5 May 1852. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Göteborgsfamiljer - Olof Philip Oxehufvud". gamlagoteborg.se. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Död". Christinehamns Allehanda (in Swedish). 24 March 1857. Retrieved 22 October 2022.