Lars Thiodolf Krogius (29 January 1832 – 9 March 1890) was a Finnish sea captain and shipowner. He was the father of Lars Krogius the Younger and Ernst Krogius.[1]
Born in Pyhtää, Krogius graduated from the Finnish Cadet Corps, went to sea in 1850 and was a commander for the Russian-American Company. He participated in three circumnavigations of the globe. From 1863 to 1889 he headed the Helsinki Navigation School and was also captain of ships on the Stockholm-Helsinki-St. Petersburg route. In 1872 he founded a forwarding company, Lars Krogius & Co. In 1883, he founded Finland Steamship Company, and was its CEO between 1883 and 1890.[1]
Krogius was a representative of Naantali within the bourgeoisie during the Diet of 1872, 1877–1878, 1882 and 1885. As a member of the Diet, he was a liberal, although he was not a member of any party.[2]
Krogius died at the of age 58 in Helsinki in 1890.[1]
References
- Krogius, Lars www.uppslagsverket.fi, retrieved 2026-02-26^
- Sigurd Nordenstreng: Porvarissäädyn historia Suomen valtiopäivillä 1809–1906: Osa V, p. 173–174. Helsinki: Otava, 1921.^