Gustaf Helin

Johan Gustaf Henrik Helin or Gustaf Helin (born 1881 in Fritsla, Älvsborg County) was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and estate-lord. He co-founded the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce and served on the Swedish Central Bank Committee. He was the seventh patriarch of the Helin family.

Gustaf Helin
1st Council of the Swedish Central Bank Committee
13thMember of the Swedish Central Bank Committee
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
2nd Chairman of the Borås Chamber of Commerce
1st Deputy chairman of the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce
In office
1 January 1915 – 31 December 1920
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byUnknown
1st Vice-chairman of the Borås Chamber of Commerce
3rd Representative of the Borås Industrial Society
In office
25 June 1904 – 31 December 1914
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Personal details
Born1881
DiedUnknown
SpouseMaria Eklund
Children
ParentJohan Gustaf Helin
Profession
  • Industrialist
  • Politician

Biography

Johan Gustaf Henrik Helin (1881-) was the eldest son of Johan Gustaf Helin and Maria Augusta Svensson.[1]

In 1904, Gustaf Helin was appointed chairman of Spirit Factory Petterberg PR Borås. The CEO at the time, Victor Theodor Engwall, was Gustaf's mentor in business.

He was active in establishing the Borås Chamber of Commerce and served as its vice-chairman from 1904 to 1914.[2] On 31 December 1914, the Borås Chamber of Commerce merged with multiple regions in Västergötland and created the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce.[3] On January 1, 1915, Gustaf Helin was appointed as the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce's deputy chairman of Borås.

From 1906 to 1909, the Helin family’s spirit factory expanded into vines, brandy and other liquors, which at the time was harder to produce.[4] The factory had to expand its operations due to heavy liquor restrictions and increased taxation during the early 20th century.[4]

In 1909, Victor Theodor Engwall died. The Helin family continued a close partnership with the Engwall family. The family's partners included Ernst Victor Engwall, Knut Emil Engwall and Carl Fredrik Engwall.

Johan Gustaf Henrik Helin was also a close friend of Paul Toll, who had been a classmate of Gustaf Helin, while the two studied at Borås School of Technology (Swedish: Borås Tekniska Elementarskola), predecessor to Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet in Borås.[5]

Johan Gustaf Henrik Helin was a representative of the Borås industrial society and a member of the Swedish Central Bank Committee.[6] He was appointed as Council of the Swedish Central Bank Committee in 1918.[6]

In 1922, Gustaf Helin was appointed as CEO and chairman of Stockholmssystemet och Vin- & Spritcentralen today Systembolaget.[7]

Subsequent to Johan Gustaf Henrik Helin's father, Johan Gustaf Helin, passing away, he inherited the family fortune. Gustaf Helin relocated to Stockholm and married Anna Maria Eklund.[8] The couple had one child Bo Henrik Gustaf Helin.[9] In Stockholm, Gustaf Helin was noted as an industrialist, estate mogul and landlord.[10]

References
  1. Riksarkivet, Helin, Johan Gustaf Folkräkningar (Sveriges befolkning) 1900, Personer i hushållet Fam. nr 1. "Riksarkivet - Sök i arkiven". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Handelskammaren i Borås. "1133 (Sveriges statskalender / 1955)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. Västergötlands och norra Hallands handelskammare. (Borås.). "1133 (Sveriges statskalender / 1955)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. Johan Helin SPRITFABRIK PETERSBERG PR BORÅS. "19 (Sveriges handel och industri i ord och bild / Borås)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  5. Studentrådet av Borås Tekniska Elementarskola., (English: The Student Council of Borås Tekniska Elementarskola) (1902). Studentrådets elevuppårdning, Borås Tekniska Elementarskola. Första upplagan. Graduerade studenter av juni 1902 (in Swedish) (Första upplaga (first edition) ed.). Borås, Sweden: Borås Tekniska Elementarskola.
  6. "Bankoulskoltets memorial Nr 7 (Betänkande 1911:Bu7 bu)". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  7. Riksarkivet, VD-korrespondens Ivan Bratts arkiv; G. Helin. "Riksarkivet - Sök i arkiven". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Riksarkivet, Personer i hushållet Fam. nr 1 Helin, Gustaf, f. 1881 i Fritsla Älvsborgs län, Godsägare f.d. Eklund, Anna Maria, f. 1884 i Katarina Stockholms stad. "Riksarkivet - Sök i arkiven". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Riksarkivet, Bo Henrik Gustaf Folkräkningar (Sveriges befolkning) 1910, Bo Henrik Gustaf, f. 1910 i Västra Ryd Stockholms län. "Riksarkivet - Sök i arkiven". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. The original paper of “folkräkning, 1910”. Retrieved from and archived by the Swedish National Archives. "Folkräkning 1910, Uppsala, Västra Ryd - Riksarkivet - Sök i arkiven". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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