Johan Larsson i Örbyhus, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
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About Johan Larsson i Örbyhus
- Johan Larsson (born 22 July 1877 in Vendel, died 26 February 1947 in Vendel), was a Swedish ski manufacturer and politician.
- He was a member of the upper house of the bicameral Swedish parliament from 1929 to 1938, representing the Free-minded National Association and, from 1934, the People's Party, for the Stockholm County and Uppsala County electoral district.
- He was a member of the parliamentary committees for finance (bankoutskottet) and taxation (bevillningsutskottet).
- According to the tradition in the Swedish parliament, he was referred to as Johan Larsson i Örbyhus in order to differentiate him from other members of parliament called Johan Larsson. Larsson was also a member of Uppsala County Council between 1925 and 1942. In 1893, Larsson founded a ski manufacturing business in his home in Vendel.
- His brother Lars Erik joined the business in 1895, and in 1905 when their production exceeded 3000 pairs of skis per year, the brothers built a ski factory in Örbyhus, called Bröderna Larssons Snickeri- & Skidfabrik, AB.
- The factory existed until 1952.
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