Jesper Crusebjörn

Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (24 July 1843 24 June 1904) was a Swedish politician and officer of the Swedish Army, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant general.

Jesper Crusebjörn
Birth nameJesper Ingevald Crusebjörn
Born(1843-07-12)12 July 1843
Åvinge, Sweden
Died24 June 1904(1904-06-24) (aged 60)
Umeå, Sweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1863–1903
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldJämtland Ranger Corps
RelationsWiktor Unander (son-in-law)
Other workMinister for War

Life

He was the son of Frans Crusebjörn and Lovisa Fougt. He became an officer in the Swedish Army in 1863 and was attached to the general staff and teacher at the Swedish National War College from 1872 to 1882. By 1883 he had been promoted to major and in 1888 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and took charge of Jämtland Ranger Corps (I 23). He was promoted again three years later to colonel. At the same time he became county governor of Västerbotten County. Making major general by 1899, he was also appointed Minister for War, a position he held from 1899 to 1903, during which he enforced the construction of Boden Fortress and was promoted to lieutenant general (1901). He was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.

Private life

He married Augusta Bahrman in 1873.

His daughter Cecilia Crusebjörn (1878–1966), married Major Wiktor Unander on 5 May 1905 in Vienna, Austria.[1]

References

  1. "Crusebjörn nr 136". www.Adelsvapen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  • Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 17002000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Political offices
Preceded by
Axel Wästfelt
Governor of Västerbotten County
1891–1904
Succeeded by
Axel Asker
Preceded by
Axel Rappe
Minister for War
1899–1903
Succeeded by
Otto Virgin
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