Hallgrímur Sveinsson (5 April 1841 – 16 December 1909) was an Icelandic prelate who serviced as

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from 1889 till 1908.

Biography

Hallgrímur was born on 5 April 1841 in Blöndudalshólar,

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, the son of Sveinn Níelsson, a member of parliament, and Guðrún Jónsdóttir. He graduated from the Reykjavik School in 1863 and from the

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in 1870. Between 1870 and 1871, he studied at the seminary in Copenhagen. In 1971 he joined and became a member of the Reykjavik Cathedral priests. That same year he also married Elina Marie Bolette Fevejle. They had four children, Friðrik, Guðrún, Sveinn and Ágústa. Between 1885-1887 and 1893-1905 he was a member of the

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, the Icelandic parliament, for the Framfaraflokkurinn party and the old Framsóknarflokkurinn party. He served as

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of the

from 1897 to 1899. On 16 April 1889 he was appointed

and was consecrated on 25 May in Copenhagen. He retired on 19 September 1908."Sveinsson, Hallgrimur"
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{{Authority control Hallgrímur Sveinsson 19th-century Icelandic Lutheran bishops 1841 births 1909 deaths Speakers of the Althing