August Spångberg
August Spångberg | |
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Riksdag (Swedish Parliament) | |
In office 1922–1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Skärhyttan, Nora, Örebro, Sweden | 29 March 1893
Died | 19 June 1987 Charlottenberg | (aged 94)
Political party | Communist, Social Democratic |
Spouse | Sofie Nilsson |
Children | Arne Spångberg |
Residence(s) | Charlottenberg, Värmland, Sweden |
August Spångberg (29 March 1893 - 19 June 1987) was a Swedish labor politician. He was a member of the
Biography
Early life
August Konrad Ferdinand Spångberg was born in Skärhyttan, Nora, Örebro län, Sweden. In his autobiography, I tidens ström (1966), he writes that his father, August Carlsson, left for America before he was born. Spångberg spent his early years living with his maternal grandfather, Karl Fredrik Spångberg, a coal burner, in a small cottage deep in the forests of Nora. For a short time he lived in a foster home and then moved back to live with his mother, Anna Lovisa Spångberg. August's two half-siblings—Sten Spångberg (1900-1970) and Linnéa Spångberg (1904-1981), a Swedish movie actress—were the children of his mother and Anders Gustav Olsson.
Political career
In 1929 Spångberg, together with the majority of the Swedish Communists, were expelled from the
In 1937 August Spångberg travelled with
During
Spångberg served 46 sessions in parliament until 1964 when he retired at the age of 71.
Archive and Park
The Eda Municipality Library in Charlottenberg, Sweden holds a special collection of Augustus Spångberg's parliamentary documents, letters, and literature. There is a memorial park in Charlottenberg, next to the public library, named after August Spångberg.
Obituary
MILITANT FRIEND OF PEACE
Idealist and parliament member August Spångberg, of Charlottenberg, has died at the age of 94.
He was born in Nora parish, Örebro. During the years 1922-1964, he was a member of the lower chamber of parliament, first for the Socialist party and later for the Social Democrats. During that period, he participated in 46 sessions of parliament. He was known as a fighting member and several times introduced legislation leading to a more democratic form of government. At one time, his efforts were opposed by then Prime Minister Tage Erlander as being impractical.
For his role in Norway's resistance effort during World War II, he was awarded the Norwegian Order of St. Olav. In 1967, he was presented with the Eldhs peace award for his "unfaltering efforts in the cause of peace and disarmament." He labored many years in the Swedish peace and neutrality societies.
At the age of 82, he authored a novel, Radmannen, the Tale of a Crime [Rådmannen: En historia om ett brott] which dealt with the Unman affair, of the 1950s, in which he had been involved and against which he fought.
The nearest survivors include his wife, Sofie, nee Nilsson, a son Arne, his wife Anne-Marie, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Notes
- Obituary in Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter (Daily News), 24 June 1987 (translated by Arthur Holmberg)
- For more information about his early life and career, see his autobiography, I tidens ström
Works
- 1931: Bröd eller svältdöd?
- 1932: Program och gärningar. Socialdemokratisk riksdagspolitik valperioden 1929-1932
- 1937: Spanien i revolution
- 1966: I tidens ström (In time's stream)
- 1975: Rådmannen: En historia om ett brott (The Councilman, the Tale of a Crime)
More books: LIBRIS
References
- ^ Striden For Fred, http://fredslaget.no Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Willy Brandt: Das Werden eines Staatsmannes (2003) p. 167
- ^ Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, grade Officer, 23 December 1946, source letter dated 11 March 2011 from Anders Flagen, Head of Chancellery, Order of St. Olav