First Lady of Finland 1931–1937
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Ellen Svinhufvud in 1931. |
Born | (1869-12-23)23 December 1869
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Died | 24 August 1953(1953-08-24) (aged 83)
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Ellen Svinhufvud (née Timgren; 23 December 1869 – 24 August 1953)[2] was the wife of Finland's third president, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, serving as the First Lady of Finland from 1931 until 1937.[3]
She married Pehr Evind Svinhufvud in 1889, and the couple had six children.[3]
She was active in the women's paramilitary Lotta Svärd organisation, as well as in the Martha organisation.[3]
Her personal interests included various handicrafts, and she even had a loom installed in the Presidential Palace.[3] She was also a keen gardener, and skilled at looking after the family manor house and farm in Luumäki.[4][2]
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