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Jón Magnússon
Jón Magnússon
6th Prime Minister of Iceland
	In office; 22 March 1924 – 23 June 1926
Monarch	Christian X
Preceded by	Sigurður Eggerz
Succeeded by	Magnús Guðmundsson
	In office; 4 January 1917 – 7 March 1922
Monarch	Christian X
Preceded by	Einar Arnórsson (as 5th Minister for Iceland)
Succeeded by	Sigurður Eggerz
Personal details
Born	16 January 1859; Aðaldalur, Iceland
Died	23 June 1926 (aged 67); Norðfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Political party	Conservative Party
Spouse	Þóra Jónsdóttir

Jón Magnússon (16 January 1859 – 23 June 1926) was an Icelandic politician, and was prime minister of Iceland on two occasions. He served his first term, as a member of the Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn), from 4 January 1917 to 7 March 1922. He served his second term, as a member of the Conservative Party (Íhaldsflokkurinn, a forerunner of the Independence Party), from 22 March 1924 to 23 June 1926. He served as speaker of the Althing from 1913 to 1914.^[1]

Death

In June 1926, Jón traveled with King Christian X to Seyðisfjörður aboard the HDMS Niels Juel. Following the king's departure back to Denmark on 22 June, Jón traveled with HDMS Gejser to Norðfjörður, where he grew up. On the evening of 23 June, he suddenly collapsed and died while visiting the Jón Guðmundsson, the local priest.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jón Magnússon". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 June 1926. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ "Jón Magnússon". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 26 June 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

External links

Bio on althingi.is

Political offices
Preceded by Einar Arnórsson	Prime Minister of Iceland (first term) 1917–1922	Succeeded by Sigurður Eggerz
Preceded by Sigurður Eggerz	Prime Minister of Iceland (second term) 1924–1926	Succeeded by Magnús Guðmundsson (acting)