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Lieutenant General Knut Axel Ryding (28 August 1831 – 7 February 1897) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include the post of Chief of the General Staff and commanding officer of the 3rd Military District and the 3rd Division. Ryding also served as Minister for War for five years.

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18-616: Ryding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Axel Ryding (1831–1897), Swedish Army lieutenant general Dave Ryding (born 1986), British alpine skier Edvin Ryding (born 2003), Swedish actor Göran Ryding (1916–2007), Swedish diplomat Graham Ryding (born 1975), Canadian squashplayer Wayne Ryding , Australian-born British Paralympic swimmer Yvonne Ryding (born 1962), Swedish beauty queen, Miss Universe 1984 [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

36-629: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Axel Ryding Ryding was born on 28 August 1831 at Sandgärdet, near Vänersborg , in Västra Tunhem socken , Älvsborg County . He was the younger brother of Gustaf Ryding (1833–1901), future Governor of Västernorrland County . He passed studentexamen in Uppsala in 1849. Ryding was commissioned as an officer in the Göta Artillery Regiment in 1851 with

54-519: The Andra kammaren , by an overwhelming majority, decided to delete the provision contained in the proposal on the formation of reserve troops for the army, after which the Första kammaren rejected the proposal on the method of procurement of the regular troops. The fate, which thus affected the government's proposal, resulted in Ryding (along with the other members of the cabinet) asked for resignation from

72-700: The Committee on Defence in the Riksdag of 1871, Ryding was appointed General Staff officer the following year and was promoted to Major in the army that same year. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the General Staff in 1873, he assumed the post of Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence in 1873. In 1875 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and appointed commanding officer of

90-632: The Jämtland Ranger Corps , from which he was transferred in 1879 as Colonel and regimental commander of Skaraborg Regiment . In February 1882, he was appointed Major General and Chief of the General Staff , but only held this position for a few months, when in June of that year he was appointed Council of State ( Statsråd ) and head of the Ministry of Land Defence, commonly known as Minister for War . In this capacity, he presented to

108-409: The surname Ryding . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryding&oldid=1165934740 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

126-547: The Andra kammaren took place in the Old Parliament House on the island of Riddarholmen , where both the upper and lower chamber had their own hall. In 1905, the chamber moved to new facilities in the newly constructed Parliament House on the island of Helgeandsholmen . The ornate furnishings of the new hall included fine wood paneling with three noteworthy frescoes ( "Landscape with Beacons" , "Torgny Judge at

144-1176: The Land Defence Committee ( Lantförsvarskommittén ) from 1880 to 1882; Chairman of the Committee on Field Management and Stage Regulations ( Kommittén angående fältförvaltnings- och etappreglementen ) from 1888 to 1892; member of the Army Order Committee ( Härordningskommittén ) from 1890 to 1891; Chairman of the Committee on Armament Plans for the Fortifications in the Stockholm Archipelago ( Kommittén angående bestyckningsplaner för befästningarna i Stockholms skärgård ), etc. from 1891 to 1892. Ryding married on 5 January 1875 in Vänersborg to Jenny Christina Rosalia (Rosalie) Petersson (5 February 1842 in Stockholm – 22 March 1925 in Stockholm),

162-465: The Riksdag of 1883, that of the 1880 Land Defence Committee's ( Lantförsvarskommittén ), of which he was a member, large drafted proposal of a new army order; based on recruited regular troops and conscripts. However, despite the careful investigation of the defence issue and the persuasive manner in which Ryding fought for the implementation of the proposal, it was not adopted, mainly for the reason, that

180-551: The cabinet, which, however, was not granted to him. Over the next few years, Ryding tried with great energy on the "partial path of reforms" provide at least some increase in Sweden's defence force, but most of the proposals for that purpose, which were presented to the Riksdag, were stopped against the thrift of the Andra kammaren ' s majority. However, when the Riksdag did not grant the necessary funds, Ryding resigned in 1887 from

198-404: The cabinet. However, in 1885, he had been appointed commanding officer of the 3rd Military District ( Tredje militärdistriktet ), which position along with the associated command of the 3rd Division ( Tredje fördelningen ) he held until 1896, when, broken by a long-standing illness, he retired from military service. Prior to that, in 1892, he had been promoted to Lieutenant General. In 1883–87 Ryding

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216-645: The daughter of Carl Gustaf Petersson and Johanna Maria Winberg. They had three children; Karin Astrid Kristina (born 3 April 1878), Jenny Marika Charlotta (20 August 1880 – 6 January 1955) and Johan Karl Axel (born 23 April 1882). Ryding died on 7 February 1897 in Skövde . He was buried at Sankta Elin Cemetery in Skövde. Ryding's awards: Andra kammaren The Andra kammaren (lit. Second Chamber)

234-476: The eligibility standards to vote capable of attaining a seat of equal standing within the lower chamber. In 1924, the right to vote for and stand in the second chamber was extended to women, provided that they were Swedish citizens who were over the age of 23 by the year the election took place. In 1970, as a part of broader governmental reforms, the two houses of the Riksdag were merged into a unicameral body, initially of 350 members. From 1867 to 1904, sessions of

252-761: The rank of underlöjtnant . Ryding was promoted to Captain there in 1863. In 1861–70 he served as a teacher of physics at the Higher Artillery School ( Högre artilleriläroverket ) in Marieberg and in 1863–72 he also served as a teacher of artillery and handguns at the Royal Military Academy . Furthermore, Ryding was a teacher of mathematics and physics at the Pharmaceutical Institute ( Farmaceutiska institutet ) from 1861 to 1875. After having served as secretary in

270-408: The regular interval to retain their seat. 1916 saw significant changes to regulations governing elections and the compositions of Sweden's legislature. Suffrage was extended, with all men aged 24 and older allowed to vote, with certain exceptions for those who were in poor legal or financial standing with the state. Membership in the chamber itself was also opened up, with all male citizens who met

288-427: The votes. Until 1916, the Andra kammaren was composed of 230 members, elected by popular vote. Members of the chamber served for three-year terms and were typically sworn in during September of the election year, except in the case of mid-term appointments, for which solemnization was immediate; members of the chamber appointed midway through a term finished out that term and then were required to achieve re-election at

306-699: Was a member of the Första kammaren for Västernorrland County and in 1891–92 a member of the Andra kammaren for the cities of Mariestad , Skövde and Falköping . Ryding was a member of the Committee on Construction Basics for Gun Carriage to Field Cannons ( Kommittén angående konstruktionsgrunder för lavett till fältkanoner ) in 1872, in the Committee on the Defense of the Inlets to Stockholm and other Ports ( Kommittén angående försvaret av inloppen till Stockholm och andra hamnar ) from 1878 to 1879 and (for some time) in

324-565: Was the lower house of the bicameral Riksdag of Sweden between 1866 and 1970 that replaced the Riksdag of the Estates . The upper house was the Första kammaren . At the time of its abolition the chamber had 233 members, who were elected for four-year terms of office by men and women over the age of twenty. Both chambers had the same powers. At the last general election in 1968 , the Social Democrats received more than half

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