Anders Johan von Höpken [SEP] place of death
Anders Johan von Höpken
Count Anders Johan von Höpken (31 March 1712, Stockholm9 May 1789, Stockholm), Swedish statesman, was the son of Daniel Niklas von Höpken, one of Arvid Horn's most determined opponents and a founder of the Hat party.
When in 1738 the Hats came into power the younger Höpken obtained a seat in the secret committee of the Riksdag, and during the Finnish war of 1741-42 was one of the two commissioners appointed to negotiate with Russia. During the Riksdag of 1746-
. Following the new rules, the first members to formally be granted permission to leave the Academy and vacating their chairs were Kerstin Ekman, Klas Östergren, Sara Stridsberg and Lotta Lotass.
Seat 1.
1. Anders Johan von Höpken, 1786–89
2. Nils Philip Gyldenstolpe, 1789–1810
3. Johan Olof Wallin, 1810–39
4. Anders Fryxell, 1840–81
5. Hans Forssell, 1881–1901
6. Carl Bildt, 1901–31
7. Birger Wedberg, 1931–45
8. Birger Ekeberg, 1945–68