Anton Palvadre
Anton Palvadre (25 March 1886 – 16 January 1942) was an Estonian lawyer and politician.
Anton Palvadre | |
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| Born | March 25, 1886 |
| Died | January 16, 1942 (aged 55) "Reform and Labor Camp" in Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Political party | Estonian Socialist Workers' Party |
Life
Palvadre was born in Korijärve, Kreis Dorpat (now Valga Parish). In 1906 he graduated from Orthodox Theological Seminary in Riga . In 1908 he was imprisoned by the tsarist authorities for reasons of revolutionary activity in Tartu and Riga. In 1911 Palvadre graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Tartu and then worked as a lawyer. During World War I he served as a Russian officer on the front line and was in a German prison for three years.
In 1919 he became one of the leading heads of the Estonian Socialist Workers' Party.
He was an editor of the Sotsiaaldemokrat, an Estonian socialist newspaper.
The Soviet authorities arrested Palvadre on June 14, 1941, and he was deported to Russia. He was sent to a Soviet Union prison. He died on January 16, 1942 of heart failure in a "reform and labor camp" in the Sverdlovsk Oblast.[1][2]
Personal life
Palvadre had five brothers. Rein Palvadre, Jaan Palvadre, Peeter Palvadre, Jakob Palvadre, Juhan Palvadre. Palvadre was married to Gerta Palvadre. The couple had two daughters, Lea and Aime. Palvadre's wife and children were deported in 1941. They lived for 15 years in the Kirov Oblast.[3]
References
- ^ "Former Chancellor of Justices | Õiguskantsler". www.oiguskantsler.ee. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ Biographica: surmatunnistus; elulood, sh 1941.a. CV ümbertrükk; 110. ja 120. sünniaastapäeva tähistamise materjalid; koopiad Kirjandusmuuseumi Kultuuriloolisest Arhiivist A. Palvadre kirjadest ja elulookirjeldustest Eesti Kirjanduse Seltsile jt. biograafiliste teatmeteoste toimetustele (1923-1939) jm [Biographica: death certificate; biographies, including a transcript of a 1941 CV; materials regarding the commemoration of the 110th and 120th birth anniversaries; copies from the Estonian Literary Museum’s Cultural History Archive of A. Palvadre’s letters and biographical descriptions sent to the Estonian Literary Society and editorial boards of other biographical reference works (1923–1939), etc.] (in Estonian). National Archives of Estonia. 1989–2006. p. 2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Täna on Eesti esimese õiguskantsleri 125. sünniaastapäev".
