In 1898, the Prime Minister ( Boström ) threatened to resign, and the King to abdicate, after the Norwegians began using their own flag.

The latter, however, also soon resigned, and was succeeded on the July 10, 1891 by Erik Gustaf Boström, a landed proprietor.

In the Riksdag of 1901 Gustaf Boström resigned, and was succeeded by Admiral Fredrik von Otter, who introduced a new bill for the army reorganization, the most important item of which was the increase of the period of training to 365 days.

The influence of the country representatives was thus re-established in the Second Chamber, but now the demands for the extension of the franchise came more and more to the front, and the premier, Gustaf Boström, at last felt bound to do something to meet these demands.

The Prime Minister, Admiral Fredrik von Otter, resigned shortly after the end of the session, and was succeeded by Gustaf Boström, the expremier, who at the request of the king again assumed office.

Nick Bostrom ( born Niklas Boström on 10 March 1973 ) is a Swedish philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk and the anthropic principle.

Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström ( 11 February 1842 – 21 February 1907 ) was a Swedish landowner and politician who was a member of the Swedish Parliament ( 1876 – 1907 ) and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Sweden of the 19th century.

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Brother of County Governor Filip Boström and nephew of the philosopher Christopher Jacob Boström.

Boström ’ s governmental policy was marked by its pragmatism.

Over time, Boström gained a good reputation as being a rallying national icon despite being the first prime minister to have neither an academic education nor experience with upper governmental positions.

Boström ’ s eventual downfall was caused by his refusal to budge on the issue of Norway.

Erik Gustaf Boström was born in Stockholm, the son of Eric Samuel Boström, chief judge of the district court and his wife Elisabet Gustava Fredenheim.

His paternal grandfather Christopher Laestander, a townsman and ship carpenter in the city of Piteå, took the surname Boström.

He was tutored by Kristian Claëson, whose first cousin served as the Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs under Boström in 1898.

Boström was quite successful as a farmer and he started to get involved in local politics.

After he retired from his position as Prime Minister, Boström became the Chancellor of the Swedish Universities, where he tried unsuccessfully to prevent Bengt Lidforss from continuing on as associate professor at Lund University.

Boström continued to be interested in politics and in a letter that he wrote to his dear old friend Carl Herslow on 4 June, he stated that it would be extremely desirable for the recently retired government to have been able to stay on.

Boström died in his home in Stockholm on 21 February 1907.

* One brother, County Governor of Södermanland County Filip Boström.

* One son: Chamberlain Gustaf Samuel Boström.