| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1926 |
| Number: | 12 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Carl Albert Lindhagen |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1860 |
| Year, Death: | 1946 |
| Profession: | Mayor of Stockholm. Member of the Swedish parliament 1897-1917, 1919-1940 |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Motivation: | Lindhagen supported female suffrage and social reform, and he advocated disarmament and international co-operation based on international law. He actively worked for a joint Scandiavian effort to promote international civil law. Lindhagen was a prominent member of the radical peace movement.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | C I Asplund |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Swedish parliament |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Comments: |
Lindhagen was one of legal advisor to the Alfred Nobel estate; in effect he became an associate executor. He also drafted the Nobel Foundation Charter in 1899.
Asplund nominated Lindhagen on behalf of several other Swedes. |
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