Carl Reinhold Tersmeden

Carl Reinhold Tersmeden (9 February 1789 – 21 July 1855), was a Swedish Army ryttmästare and politician. He served as the first chairperson of the first reform meeting in Örebro. Early life Carl Reinhold Tersmeden was born into the Tersmeden family, at Larsbo, but grew up at the family estate 27 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Örebro, Sweden, and 190 kilometres (305 mi) west of Stockholm. He was the second of four children to ironmaster Jakob Niclas Tersmeden (1745–1822) and Hedvig Wegelin (1766–1842). Career After having advanced as quartermaster at Life Regiment Hussars in 1807, he was commissioned as cornet in the same year and was three years later promoted to lieutenant there. In 1812, he advanced to ryttmästare and in the following year, Tersmeden was appointed head quartermaster of the regiment. In 1822, Tersmeden was no longer active as military personnel. Tersmeden was the manager of Larsbo and Saxe in Söderbärke parish, Kopparberg County, and served as deputy at Järnkontoret in 1842–1847 and at The Falun School of Mining and Metallurgy in 1844–1847.