The member of Parliament for the Estonian Swedes. Here is a blog by the authors of his biography—Hans Pöhl: Estlandssvenskarnas hövding—about the work on writing it. (link retreieved at 2010-12-23). A few suggested keywords from the writers are: the workaholic, the diplomat, the politician, the missionary, the champion of Swedishness, the leader, the public speaker.

• Wikipedia on the Estonian Constituent Assembly (Estonian: Asutav Kogu)
• Wikipedia on the Estonian Provincial Assembly (Estonian: Eestimaa Kubermangu Ajutine Maanõukogu)

2nd phase, 1st degree of 'The Order of the Estonian Red Cross' with the serial #76 was awarded to Hans Pöhl at 1929-02-17. - (Estonian: Eesti Punase Risti II järgu I astme teenetemärk, serial 76; French: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne). "The Order of the Estonian Red Cross was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give recognition for humanitarian services rendered in the interests of the Estonian people and for the saving of life. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross comprises six classes."

• Retrieved at 2010-12-24 from Estonian State Decorations
• English Wikipedia on The Order of the Estonian Red Cross

A press clip on Hans Pöhl's 50th birthday from the Estonian newspaper 'Postimees' in English, Estonian & Swedish below.

English : Postimees 1926-08-14 — Hans Pöhl's 50th birthday. Hans Pöhl was born 1876-08-15. He went to school in the Sutlep district, department of Haapsalu and continued his studies through Oxford and Cambridge. He was a teacher in both Sweden and Noarootsi and later taught English in Tallinn. He was the Swedish minority representative at the Estonian Provincial Assembly, in The Constituent Assembly and in the Estonian Parliament. Currently the chairman of the Estonian-Swedish Educational Association, the Swedish People's & Association of Teachers League, the Swedish-Finnish Congregation Council in Tallinn as well as the director of the Mariners' home in Tallinn.

Eesti : Postimees 1926-08-14 — Hans Pöhl 50-ne aastane. Hans Pöhl sündis 15.aug. 1876. a. Õppis Sutlepa valla ja Haapsalu ministeeriumi koolis. Jätkas õpinguid Oxfordis ja Cambridge's. Oli õpetajaks Rootsis ja Noarootsis, hiljem inglise keele õpetaja Tallinnas. Oli Rootsi vähemusrahvuse esindaja maapäeval, asutavas kogus ja 1. riigikogus. Praegu Eesti-Rootsi haridusseltsi, Rootsi rahva liidu ja õpetajate ühingu esimees, Tallinna-Rootsi-Soome koguduse nõukogu esimees ja Tallinna Merimeeste Kodu juhataja.

Svenska : Postimees 1926-08-14 — Hans Pöhl fyller 50 år. Hans Pöhl föddes 1876-08-15. Den första skoltiden spenderade han vid läroverket i Hapsal, Nuckö kommun och senare vidare till fortsatta studier i Oxford och Cambridge. Han var lärare i både Sverige och Nuckö, senare i Tallinn där han undervisade i engelska. Han var den estlandssvenska minoritetsbefolkningens representant i den estniska provinsförsamlingen, dels i den konstituerande församlingen och dels i parlamentet. För närvarande ordförande i den Estnisk-Svenska Utbildningsföreningen, Svenska Förbundet, Lärarförbundet, den Svensk-Finska Församlingens råd i Tallinn samt direktör för Sjömanshemmet i Tallinn.

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References

• Saaga EAA.3169.1.54:112; 1885–1904; Parish register IX (Gutani, Passlepa, Lükholmi, Pürksi, Tahku, Sutlepa, Auglepa, Taebla-Auglepa, Nõmmküla. Swedes), p. 125, frame 112. Saarte-Lääne deanery; fond EELC Noarootsi, subfond 1, series 4, subseries 4.7 (accessed image: fond 3169, inventory 1, record 54, image 112). Estonian Historical Archives, National Archives of Estonia & Tallinn City Archives, Tartu & Tallinn, Estonia. (accessed May 29, 2012).
• Salin, Sven (ed). Hans Pöhl : Estlandssvenskarnas hövding/Rannarootslaste eestvõitleja. [Hans Pöhl : Champion of the Estonian Swedes.] [Bilingual, Swedish & Estonian] Stockholm-Tallinn: Svenska Odlingens Vänners förlag, 2010. ISBN 978-9949-21-554-6

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Links

• Pöhl, Hans Gustavsson Db-listing record No. 18294 at the Riguldi/Noarootsi Historical Society / Rickul/Nuckö Hembygdsförening.
• Hans Poehl Db-listing record No. 500363329240 at the FamilySearch International Genealogical Index (aka LDS Church, aka Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).