Isak Penttala
Isak Penttala | |
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Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
In office 4 March 1927 – 20 July 1951 | |
Preceded by | Kaarlo Saari |
Constituency | Vaasa Province South |
Personal details | |
Born | Isokyrö, Russian Empire | 8 February 1883
Died | 28 February 1955 Seinäjoki, Finland | (aged 72)
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Occupation | Newspaper editor |
Isak Penttala (8 February 1883 – 28 February 1955) was a
political reasons during and following the Finnish Civil War.[1]
Early life
Penttala was born on 8 February 1883 in
crofter Juho Penttala and Maria Holkko.[1] He studied at public school, Work People's College in Duluth, Minnesota (1911-1912) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) college in Helsinki (1913).[1][2]
As a teenager Penttala
coal mine, as a fisherman, as a writer for the Toveri magazine and as an agent for the magazine in the western states.[1][3]
Politics
Penttala was the secretary of the
editor of several SDP newspapers: Työläinen (Vaasa, 1919), Kansan Lehti (Tampere, 1920), Raivaaja (Vaasa, 1921, 1924–1926), Vapaus (Mikkeli, 1924) and Pohjanmaan Kansa (Vaasa, 1931).[1][2] He was a farmer in Isossakyrö from 1920 to 1924.[1]
Penttala was appointed to the Parliament of Finland in March 1927 following the death of Kaarlo Saari.[7][8] He was re-elected at the 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1945, and 1948 parliamentary elections.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] He was a presidential elector at the 1931, 1937, 1940 and 1943 presidential elections.[1] He was a member of the municipal councils in Isokyrö and Seinäjoki.[1][3]
Penttala died on 28 February 1955 in Seinäjoki.[1]
Personal life
Penttala married Sanna Matilda Heikkilä in 1918.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Kansanedustajat: Isak Penttala" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Isak Penttala 50-vuotias". Kansan Lehti (in Finnish). No. 32. Tampere, Finland. 8 February 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ a b "Isak Penttala 50-vuotias". Työn Voima (in Finnish). No. 32. Jyväskylä, Finland. 8 February 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 50. Helsinki, Finland. 4 December 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 12. Helsinki, Finland. 28 September 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- Vaasa (in Finnish). No. 242. Vaasa, Finland. 29 November 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 53. Helsinki, Finland. 5 March 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Ny riksdagsman inträder I församlingen". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). No. 28. Helsinki, Finland. 7 March 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uusi eduskunta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 185. Helsinki, Finland. 13 July 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 185. Helsinki, Finland. 12 July 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 274. Turku, Finland. 11 October 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). No. 75. Rovaniemi, Finland. 13 July 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Ylä-Vuoksi (in Finnish). No. 53. Imatra, Finland. 11 July 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 179. Helsinki, Finland. 8 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "De nya riksdagsmännen". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 79. Helsinki, Finland. 22 March 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Nitton svenskar i nya riksdagen". Västra Nyland (in Swedish). No. 152. Ekenäs, Finland. 8 July 1948. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.