Carl Reinhold Tersmeden (9 February 1789 – 21 July 1855), was a Swedish Army ryttmästare and politician.
[1] Carl Reinhold Tersmeden was born into the Tersmeden family, at Larsbo, but grew up at the family estate 27 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Örebro, Sweden, and 190 kilometres (305 mi) west of Stockholm.
Tersmeden was the manager of Larsbo and Saxe in Söderbärke parish, Kopparberg County, and served as deputy at Järnkontoret in 1842–1847[3] and at The Falun School of Mining and Metallurgy in 1844–1847.
[4] Tersmeden was member of parliament in 1828–1830,[5] as well as in 1840–1841 and 1844–1845,[6] serving the interests of the nobility in the assembly of the feudal estates of Sweden.
[8][9] Tersmeden was noted for his great public persona, and for his aim as to abolish the former feudal state administration order.