Adolf Törngren
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| Born |
27 April 1824 Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 3 March 1895 (aged 70) Tampere, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Education | jurist |
| Title | varatuomari |
| Board member of | Tampereen Pellava- ja Rauta-Teollisuus Oy |
| Spouse(s) | 1849→ Sofia Charlotta née Idestam (1830–1913) |
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| Parent(s) |
Johan Agapetus Törngren and Eva Agatha née Helsingberg |
Adolf Törngren (27 April 1824 – 3 March 1895) was a Finnish jurist and industrialist.
Törngren studied law degree, but shortly after he inherited significant property and became industrialist. Törngren operated Nuutajärvi glassworks and later he had a significant role in industrialisation of Tampere. In 1861 he founded Tampere Linen and Iron Industry Ltd together with Gustaf Wasastjerna. Törngren was co-founder of shipbuilding and engineering company Helsingfors Skeppsdocka in Helsinki. His investments drove him into cash crisis, which caused him bankruptcy.
In 1877 Törngren founded Tampere Asphalt- and Roof Membrane Works in old groundwood mill premises. While there was demand for such products, the company fell into trouble due to Törngren's optimistic business decisions, and he sold it later.
Törngren's son Adolf Törngren Jr. became a notable politician.
Törngren studied jurisprudence and graduated as jurist in 1845. He got title of varatuomari in 1848. He was his parents' only child who survived after them, and he inherited a large property. Following to death of his mother Eva Agatha in 1849, he inherited Nuutajärvi mansion and started developing it by draining wetlands, acquired Ayrshire cattle and engaged in forestry. The mansion area included also Nuutajärvi glassworks which was at the beginning leased to another operator, but in 1851 Törngren started took lead of the factory. He invested on two new furnaces, grinding shop and porcelain shop, and started pressed glass production first in Finland.
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