Karl Staaff
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Karl Staaff | |
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Oscar II | |
Preceded by | Christian Lundeberg |
Succeeded by | Arvid Lindman |
Personal details | |
Born | Stockholm, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | 21 January 1860
Died | 4 October 1915 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 55)
Political party | Free-minded National Association[3] |
Spouse | None |
Karl Albert Staaff (21 January 1860 – 4 October 1915) was a Swedish
Biography
Karl Albert Staaff[7] was born on January 21, 1860[8] in the city of Stockholm.[9][7] His parents were Albert Wilhelm Staaff and Fredrika Wilhelmina "Mina" Schöne.[7][9]
From 1897 to 1915 Staaff was a member of the Riksdag's Andra kammar, Parliament's lower house.[7] In 1905, he became a Minister without portfolio in Christian Lundeberg's cabinet. Lundeberg appointed him a delegate in Karlstad that year to negotiate the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.[7] The working relationship between the Swedish delegates was good, particularly between Staaff and ecclesiastical minister Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, who Staaff would appoint ambassador to Copenhagen that year, and who would succeed Staaff as prime minister in 1914.[10]
Staaff was active in the Swedish movement for
Staaff ran into sharp conflict with the conservative Swedish establishment, and became a hated figure in the conservative, pro-monarchic and anti-democratic establishment. An intense smear campaign was launched against him, picturing him as the destroyer of Swedish tradition and society: wealthy Stockholmers could even buy ashtrays shaped as his head. His staunch anti-military politics led to the greatest fundraiser up to that time in Swedish history – funds for the 12 million kronor coastal battleship HSwMS Sverige were raised in 1912 in just a few months. Staaff had to bite the bullet, and the ship was ordered.
In 1914 Staaff stepped down from the government in protest after the conservatives had summoned a farmers' demonstration at the Royal castle's court in Stockholm, where King Gustaf V – who according to law was supposed to stay out of politics – denounced Staaff's defence policies.
The contemporary Swedish Liberal party
Staaff died on October 4, 1915, after a cold he contracted had developed into pneumonia.[9] He never married.[7]
References
- ^ a b Åmak, Misgeld & Molin 1992, p. 447.
- ^ a b Rustow 1955, p. 244.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1861[full citation needed]
- ^ "Sweden" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ Elgán & Scrobbie 2015, p. xxvi.
- ^ Therlander, Joakim (2006-07-12). "Svenska politiker: Karl Staaff" (in Swedish). Populär Historia. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon(in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Karl Staaff" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ a b c Rydén, Daniel (2020-03-26). "Karl Staaff tog strid för rösträtten" (in Swedish). Populär Historia. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Herlitz, Nils. "K Hjalmar L Hammarskjöld". Riksarkivet (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Foundations of the Welfare State: 2nd Edition by Pat Thane, published 1996
Bibliography
- Åmak, Klas; Misgeld, Klaus; Molin, Karl (1992) [1988]. Creating Social Democracy: A Century of the Social Democratic Labor Party in Sweden. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-2710-4344-9.
- Elgán, Elisabeth; Scrobbie, Irene (2015). Historical Dictionary of Sweden (3rd ed.). ISBN 978-1-4422-5071-0.
- Rustow, Dankwart A. (1955). The Politics of Compromise. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-7858-1.