Olof Philip Oxehufvud (; 25 August 1797 – 22 March 1857), was a

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and ''hovjunkare''.

Life and work

Olof Philip Oxehufvud was born into the Oxehufvud family. He was the first of seven children to Bo Oxehufvud and Christina Bonde. Oxehufvud served as chief district judge in Sundbo, Grimsten, Kumla, Hardemo, Edsberg and Lekeberg. In the 1840s, he acquired the Björkborn Ironworks, the progenitor of Bofors. In 1852, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Polar Star. Oxehufvud married Chrstina "Kitty" Melin in 1830. He died on 22 March 1857 at

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References

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