Claes Tholin
Claes Tholin
Claes Emil Tholin (22 October 1860 in , Älvsborgs län – 27 June 1927 in Stockholm) was the first leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party 1896–1907, after collective leadership had been applied in 1889–1896. He was a tailor by occupation. In the years 1880–1890 he worked in Copenhagen and became a member of the tailor's union board there. After returning to Sweden he continued his work as a tailor while becoming a leading force in the Swedish social democratic movement.[1]
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- ^ Göran Jakobsson (12 January 2008): Ett namn som blev en bok Archived 2008-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish) Borås Tidning, retrieved 4 August 2013.
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