Finnish politician (1883–1955)
Isak Penttala (8 February 1883 – 28 February 1955) was a Finnish newspaper editor, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland , the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party , he represented Vaasa Province South between March 1927 and July 1951.[ 1] Prior to being elected, he was imprisoned for political reasons during and following the Finnish Civil War .[ 1]
Early life
Penttala was born on 8 February 1883 in Isokyrö in the west of the Grand Duchy of Finland .[ 1] [ 2] He was the son of crofter Juho Penttala and Maria Holkko.[ 1] He studied at public school , Work People's College in Duluth, Minnesota (1911-1912) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) college in Helsinki (1913).[ 1] [ 2]
As a teenager Penttala migrated to the USA where he held various jobs between 1902 and 1913: in an iron factory, in a sawmill , in a coal mine , as a fisherman , as a writer for the Toveri magazine and as an agent for the magazine in the western states .[ 1] [ 3]
Politics
Penttala was the secretary of the Vaasa Province South branch of the SDP from 1916 to 1917.[ 1] [ 2] He was amongst tens of thousands of leftists who were imprisoned in concentration camps for political reasons by the Whites during and following the Finnish Civil War .[ 1] Penttala was arrested by the Whites in February 1918 and after interrogation had been recommended for release by Inspector I. W. Markus but the White prosecutors refused.[ 4] [ 5] Eventually, after he was produced before the courts, he was released by the state criminal court in Vaasa on 28 November 1918.[ 6] Following his release, he served as editor of several SDP newspapers: Työläinen (Vaasa, 1919), Kansan Lehti (Tampere, 1920), Raivaaja (Vaasa, 1921, 1924–1926), Vapaus (Mikkeli, 1924) and Pohjanmaan Kansa (Vaasa, 1931).[ 1] [ 2] He was a farmer in Isossakyrö from 1920 to 1924.[ 1]
Penttala was appointed to the Parliament of Finland in March 1927 following the death of Kaarlo Saari .[ 7] [ 8] He was re-elected at the 1927 , 1929 , 1930 , 1933 , 1936 , 1939 , 1945 , and 1948 parliamentary elections.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] He was a presidential elector at the 1931 , 1937 , 1940 and 1943 presidential elections.[ 1] He was a member of the municipal councils in Isokyrö and Seinäjoki .[ 1] [ 3]
Penttala died on 28 February 1955 in Seinäjoki.[ 1]
Personal life
Penttala married Sanna Matilda Heikkilä in 1918.[ 1]
See also
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Kansanedustajat: Isak Penttala" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland . Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
^ a b c d "Isak Penttala 50-vuotias" . Kansan Lehti (in Finnish). No. 32. Tampere, Finland. 8 February 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Isak Penttala 50-vuotias" . Työn Voima (in Finnish). No. 32. Jyväskylä, Finland. 8 February 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Syytteestä wapantettu" . Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 50. Helsinki, Finland. 4 December 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Lähetettyjä" . Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 12. Helsinki, Finland. 28 September 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Valtiorikesjuttuja" . Vaasa (in Finnish). No. 242. Vaasa, Finland. 29 November 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uusi edustaja sos.-dem. edustaja K. Saaren tilalle" . Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 53. Helsinki, Finland. 5 March 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Ny riksdagsman inträder I församlingen" . Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). No. 28. Helsinki, Finland. 7 March 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uusi eduskunta" . Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 185. Helsinki, Finland. 13 July 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano on nyt saatu määrätyksi" . Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 185. Helsinki, Finland. 12 July 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano" . Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 274. Turku, Finland. 11 October 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano" . Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). No. 75. Rovaniemi, Finland. 13 July 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano" . Ylä-Vuoksi (in Finnish). No. 53. Imatra, Finland. 11 July 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano" . Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 179. Helsinki, Finland. 8 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "De nya riksdagsmännen" . Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 79. Helsinki, Finland. 22 March 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Nitton svenskar i nya riksdagen" . Västra Nyland (in Swedish). No. 152. Ekenäs, Finland. 8 July 1948. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland .