Lars Krogius the Elder

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 age of 58 in Helsinki in 1890.^[1]