Anton Uesson

Anton Uesson (12 January 1879 – 13 April 1942)[1] was an Estonian politician and engineer.

Born in Haimre Parish, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia (now Rapla County, Estonia),[2] he was the son of Jaan Uesson and Ann Uesson (née Mänd).

In 1910, he finished his studies at the Riga Polytechnic Institute, graduating cum laude with a degree as a civil engineer.

On 4 December Vaba Maa reported on President-elect Hoover's gracious response to Uesson from California.

[5] On 14 June 1941, during the Soviet invasion of Estonia in World War II, Uesson was arrested by the NKVD, along with many other prominent Estonian politicians and intellectuals.