Nikola Krestić (

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: Никола Крестић; 1824–1887) was a

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nobleman, politician and lawyer. In 1873

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named him as the president of the

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. He served as president for 11 years. He was also a recipient of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold. Krestić studied

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and

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. He worked as a secretary for the Ban of Croatia

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for two years. He edited parliamentary ''Saborske novine'' and participated in foundation and worked as an edited of the ''Slavenski jug''. Krestić never married and his home in Opatička Street 16 in Zagreb was a popular spot in the social and political life of Zagreb at the time. His personal library counted 4620 titles.

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Politicians from Austria-Hungary 19th-century Croatian people People from the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Representatives in the Croatian Parliament (1848–1918) Serbs of Croatia 1824 births 1887 deaths {{Croatia-politician-stub