Eric Oscar Öhman (1 December 1886 – 16 January 1947) was a Swedish politician. He was a member of parliament (Second Chamber) 1929-1932 för Västernorrlands län. [1]
He was the son of Erik Öhman (farmer and shoemaker) and Anna Svedlund. [1] In 1916 he became a member of the municipal council of Timrå. [1] Towards the end of 1919 Oscar Öhman founded the newspaper Medelpads-Kuriren (which later became Norrlands-Kuriren). [2] [3] In the same year he became vice chairman of the Timrå municipal council. [1]
He was a key leader of the Communist Party in Sundsvall. [4] In 1927 he became a member of the Västernorrlands län county council. [1] When the Communist Party underwent a major split in 1929, Oscar Öhman sided with the Karl Kilbom faction. [5] [6]
Öhman lost his parliamentary seat in the 1932 election. [7] Like many other personalities in the Kilbom faction, he later joined to the Social Democratic Party. [4]
Eric Oscar Öhman (1 December 1886 – 16 January 1947) was a Swedish politician. He was a member of parliament (Second Chamber) 1929-1932 för Västernorrlands län. [1]
He was the son of Erik Öhman (farmer and shoemaker) and Anna Svedlund. [1] In 1916 he became a member of the municipal council of Timrå. [1] Towards the end of 1919 Oscar Öhman founded the newspaper Medelpads-Kuriren (which later became Norrlands-Kuriren). [2] [3] In the same year he became vice chairman of the Timrå municipal council. [1]
He was a key leader of the Communist Party in Sundsvall. [4] In 1927 he became a member of the Västernorrlands län county council. [1] When the Communist Party underwent a major split in 1929, Oscar Öhman sided with the Karl Kilbom faction. [5] [6]
Öhman lost his parliamentary seat in the 1932 election. [7] Like many other personalities in the Kilbom faction, he later joined to the Social Democratic Party. [4]