| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1922 |
| Number: | 18 - 3 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Carl Albert Lindhagen |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1860 |
| Year, Death: | 1946 |
| Profession: | Mayor of Stockholm 1903-1930. Member of the Swedish parliament 1897-1917,1919-40 |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Motivation: | Lindhagen contributed to the peaceful dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union in 1905. In 1909 he joined the social democratic party, but after the Russian revolution he became associated with a more leftist socialist group and communists. Lindhagen supported female suffrage and social reform, and he advocated disarmament and international co-operation based on international law. He was a prominent member of the radical peace movement. |
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Nominator 1:
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| Name: | Elof Lindberg |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Swedish parliament |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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Nominator 2:
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| Name: | Alfred Werner |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1866 |
| Year, Death: | 1919 |
| Profession: | Member of the Swedish parliament |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Comments: |
Lindhagen was one of legal advisor to the Alfred Nobel estate; in effect he became an associate executor. He also drafted the Nobel Foundation Charter in 1899.
The nomination was made on behalf of six other members of the Swedish parliament.
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