Sven Adolf Hedlund
Newspaper publisher and politician (1821-1900)
Sven Adolf Hedlund (24 February 1821 – 16 September 1900), also known as S. A. Hedlund, was a Swedish newspaper publisher and politician.
He was editor-in-chief of Göteborgs Handels- och sjöfartstidning and served as a Member of the Parliament of Sweden.
Biography
Sven Adolf Hedlund was born on the island of Eldgarn, now in Ekerö Municipality at Mälaren, Stockholm County, Sweden,
He was the son of the farmer Carl Adolf Hedlund and his wife Regina (née Björner).
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1845 from Uppsala University.
In 1847 he was employed at the Swedish Ministry of Education and at the Swedish National Library in Stockholm.
In the same year he also became a contributor for the publications Hermoder and Dagligt Allehanda.
In 1849 he became managing editor of Örebro Tidning.
In 1851 he joined the editorial staff of Aftonbladet.
In 1852 he became managing editor of Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, a position he held for the rest of his life.
As managing editor of one of leading Swedish newspapers, he became a major figure in the Swedish press.
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