Henrik Gyllenram Explained

Gustaf Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram
Monarch1:Charles XV
Office1:Governor of Gotland County
Predecessor1:Gillis Bildt
Successor1:Rudolf Horn
Term Start1:1862
Term End1:1873
Monarch2:Oscar II
Office2:Governor of Värmland County
Predecessor2:Johan Henrik Rosenswärd
Successor2:Henrik Adolf Widmark
Term Start2:1873
Term End2:1885
Birth Date:5 May 1814
Birth Place:Gottröra, Stockholm County, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden-Norway
Relations:Henric Fredric Gyllenram
Allegiance: Sweden-Norway
Branch:Swedish Army
Serviceyears:1833–1873
Rank:Major General
Commands:Gotland National Conscription

Gustaf Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram (1814-1890) was a Swedish military general, politician, and civil servant. He was the father of Henric Fredric Gyllenram.

Biography

Gyllenram was the son of Major Bernhard Fredrik Gyllenram and his wife Countess Beata Christina Lovisa Douglas of the Douglas family. He was married in 1840 with Ebba Augusta Arnell.[1]

Gyllenram became second lieutenant of the Second Life Grenadier Regiment in 1833, lieutenant in 1846, captain in 1854, major in 1858, lieutenant colonel in 1862, colonel in the Army in 1862, military commander and head of the Gotland National Conscription in 1862-73 and Major General in 1863. He was also the Governor of Gotland County from 1862 to 1873 and in Värmland County 1873–1885.[1]

Gyllenram participated in the Riksdag negotiations during the term of office as a self-appointed member of the knighthood and nobility at the Riksdags in 1853–1854, 1856–1858, 1862–1863 and 1865–1866. In the years 1866–1874, he sat in the first chamber of the Riksdag, elected by the Gotland County Council. In the years 1885–1888, he belonged to the same chamber, but was elected by the Värmland County Council.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gustaf Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram. May 10, 2009. October 10, 2009. Gotland Militärhistoria (GMH) & Biografiska anteckningar . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308113016/http://www.tjelvar.se/biografica/akter-4/796.htm. March 8, 2016.