Magnus Dahlström
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Commercial Counsellor Robert Magnus Dahlström |
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11 April 1859 Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 5 March 1924 (aged 64) Turku, Finland |
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| Spouse(s) | Ellen Maria née Julin |
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Carl Magnus Dahlström and Sofia Karolina née Kingelin |
| Relatives | Ernst Dahlström (brother) |
| Awards | Commercial Counsellor (1909) Commander of the White Rose of Finland |
| Manager of Aura Sockerbruks Ab | |
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In office 1900 – 1918 |
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Robert Magnus Dahlström (11 April 1859 – 5 March 1924) was a Finnish businessman and philanthropist.
Dahlström led trading house C.M. Dahlström together with his brother Ernst Dahlström. The trading house had ownership in number of companies, including Aura Sugar Refinery, in which Dahlström worked as manager.
The Dahlström brothers donated large sums to develop cultural activities in city of Turku. They also funded foundation of the Swedish-speaking university Åbo Akademi.
Dahlström studied first six grades in Åbo svenska klassiska lyceum until 1877, after which he studied business in Stuttgart, Germany. He did also studies in Turku art school. He returned in Turku in 1881 to work for trading house C.M. Dahlström founded by his father. He led it together with his older brother Ernst Dahlström. Magnus Dahlström led Aura Sockerbruks Ab during years 1900–1918; at the same time he was also chairman of the board. He worked also as board member of many other companies.
The brothers worked close to each other and it is difficult to distinguish the initiator of each project they were involved to. Also their spouses were siblings: Ernst had married Rosina Sofia Julin in 1875 and Magnus Dahlström married her younger sister, 1860-born Ellen Maria Julin in 1885. The father of the Julin sisters was consul John Julin.
Dahlström founded energy company Oy Electron Ab in 1898 together with another local businessman Henning von Rettig. The city granted the company permission to build electrical grid. The company was not able to answer the increasing need of electricity, and after losing tendering for building tram network the company ceased to exist in 1908.
In 1905 the brothers founded steam shipping company Transito Ab which focused on timber and coal transportation. At the same time they participated in founding insurance companies Fennia, Verdandi and Sampo, in which they also worked in management positions.
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