Jón Magnússon (16 January 1859 – 23 June 1926) was an

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ic politician, and was

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on two occasions. He served his first term, as a member of the Home Rule Party ('' Heimastjórnarflokkurinn''), from 4 January 1917 to 7 March 1922. He served his second term, as a member of the

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(''Íhaldsflokkurinn'', a forerunner of the

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), from 22 March 1924 to 23 June 1926. He served as

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of the

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from 1913 to 1914.

Death

In June 1926, Jón traveled with King

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aboard the HDMS ''Niels Juel''. Following the king's departure back to Denmark on 22 June, Jón traveled with HDMS ''Gejser'' to Norðfjörður, where he grew up. On the evening of 23 June, he suddenly collapsed and died while visiting the Jón Guðmundsson, the local priest.

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