Leo Mechelin

Finland Swedish politician and academic (1839-1914) · Politicians · Died at 74

Leopold Henrik Stanislaus Mechelin, known as Leo Mechelin, was a Finnish politician, professor, liberal reformer and businessman.

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1914Died26 January 19141887Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAwardOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 1st classAward1886Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar StarAward1883Order of Saint Anna, 2nd classAward1879Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd classAward1839Born24 November 1839

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Leo Mechelin in 1866

1882 Diet of Finland Finance Committee

Leo Mechelin in his office

Leo Mechelin's bust in Helsinki.

Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1887

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class1887

Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star1886

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class1883

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class1879

About this person

A leading defender of the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, and of the rights of women and minorities, Mechelin's 1905-1908 government ("Mechelin's Senate") made Finland the first nation in the world with the universal right to vote and to be elected. During his period in office the freedom of expression, the press, and of assembly were introduced. Mechelin was born and died in Helsinki, Finland.