Background
He was born in Kristianstads län, Sweden and died in Kristianstad at the age of 109.
journalist politician Member of the Riksdag
He was born in Kristianstads län, Sweden and died in Kristianstad at the age of 109.
Elowsson began his career as a journalist in 1917, and eventually became the editor of the Swedish newspaper Läns-Demokraten in 1932. The newspaper was closed down in 1957. At the age of 89 he became the author of a book called Det var på snapphanens tid.
At the time of his death, aged 109 he was the oldest living man in Sweden.
He was a party member of socialdemokraterna and a member of the Parliament Riksdag 1940-1963 (24 years).