Wilhelm (Vilho) Bernhard Lehokas (24 April 1876 in

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– May 1918 in Viipuri; original surname ''Löfqvist'') was a

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upholsterer and politician. He was a member of the

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from 1916 to 1918. During the

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, he sided with the

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, was made prisoner by White troops and shot in Viipuri in May 1918.Lehokas, Vilhelm Bernhard
Suomen sotasurmat 1914 – 1922. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lehokas, Vilho 1876 births 1918 deaths Politicians from Tampere People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–17) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19) People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side) People executed by Finland by firing squad