Nils Elowsson

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Nils Elowsson (23 October 1890 – 27 October 1999) was a Swedish politician and journalist. He was born in Kristianstads län, Sweden and died in Kristianstad aged 109.^[1]

Career

Elowsson began his career as a journalist in 1917, and eventually became the editor of the Swedish newspaper Läns-Demokraten in 1932. The newspaper was closed down in 1957.^[2] He was a party member of socialdemokraterna and a member of the Parliament Riksdag 1940–1963 (24 years).^[3] Aged 89 he became the author of a book called Det var på snapphanens tid.^[4] At the time of his death, four days after his 109th birthday, he was the oldest living man in Sweden.^[5]

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