Axel Ludvig Broström (May 21, 1838 in

Kristinehamn Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 24,053 inhabitants in 2022. Geography Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' ...

– September 21, 1905) was a prosperous Swedish shipping owner. During his youth, Axel joined a

shipping company A shipping line or shipping company is a company whose line of business is ownership and operation of ships. Shipping companies provide a method of distinguishing ships by different kinds of cargo: # Bulk cargo is a type of special cargo that is ...

. Later he became an owner and captain in the inland (lake) shipping business. In 1865, Axel used a loan to purchase a wooden trading ketch, ''Mathilda''. This would lead to the founding of the Swedish shipping company Broström Lines. His son, Dan Broström, was the Swedish naval minister from 1914 to 1917. His grandson, Tor Erland Broström, was board chairman of Swedish American Line.

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