Olof Philip Oxehufvud Explained

Olof Philip Oxehufvud
Birth Date:	25 August 1797
Death Date:	22 March 1857
Death Place:	Björkborn, Karlskoga, Örebro County, Sweden
Resting Place:	Karlskoga Old Cemetery^[1]
Nationality:	Swedish
Children:	Christer Oxehufvud

Olof Philip Oxehufvud (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈʊ̂ksɛːˌhʉːvʉːɖ/; 25 August 1797 – 22 March 1857), was a Swedish jurist and hovjunkare.

Life and work

Olof Philip Oxehufvud was born into the Oxehufvud family. He was the first of seven children to Bo Oxehufvud and Christina Bonde.^[2]

Oxehufvud served as chief district judge in Sundbo, Grimsten, Kumla, Hardemo, Edsberg and Lekeberg. In the 1840s, he acquired the Björkborn Ironworks, the progenitor of Bofors.^{[3] [4]}

In 1852, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Polar Star.^[5]

Oxehufvud married Chrstina "Kitty" Melin^[6] in 1830. He died on 22 March 1857 at Björkborn Manor.^[7]

References

1. Web site: Gravar.se . 4 December 2022 . gravar.se.
2. Web site: Oxehufvud nr 102 . 21 October 2022 . www.adelsvapen.com . Adelsvapen-Wiki . sv-SE.
3. Web site: Gårdsposter - Svenska herrgårdar . 19 October 2022 . www.svenskaherrgardar.se . sv-SE.
4. Web site: 1905 . 891-892 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 3. Bergsvalan - Branstad) . 21 October 2022 . runeberg.org . sv . Project Runeberg.
5. News: 5 May 1852 . Legala underrättelser m. m. . sv-SE . Örebro Tidning . . 22 October 2022.
6. Web site: Göteborgsfamiljer - Olof Philip Oxehufvud . 21 October 2022 . gamlagoteborg.se.
7. News: 24 March 1857 . Död . sv-SE . Christinehamns Allehanda . 22 October 2022.