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Steinn Leó Sveinsson (1886-1957)
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17.01.1886-27.11.1957
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Sonur Sveins Jónatanssonar og Guðbjargar Jónsdóttur á Hrauni á Skaga. Var við nám hjá sr. Birni Blöndal í Hvammi í Laxárdal veturinn 1904-1905. Kvæntist árið 1914 Guðrúnu Kristmundsdóttur frá Selá á Skaga, það sama ár hófu þau búskap á Hrauni á Skaga þar sem þau bjuggu til 1957. Meðfram búskapnum stundaði Steinn sjómennsku og reri flestar haustvertíðir frá Hrauni eða Kelduvík fram um 1930, jafnframt var Steinn síðasti hákarlaformaður á Skaga. Einnig kom Steinn upp töluverðu æðarvarpi, hlóð upp hreiðurskýli og setti upp skrautleg flögg á vorin til þess að laða fuglinn að, æðarvarpið á Hrauni er enn þann dag í dag með þeim arðsömustu í Skagafirði. Steinn var fyrst kosinn í hreppsnefnd Skefilstaðahrepps 1916 og átti þar sæti óslitið til ársins 1954, var oddviti hreppsnefndar 1928-1954 og hreppstjóri 1934-1946. Árið 1915 varð hann vitavörður Skagatáarvitans og veðurathugunarmaður fyrir Veðurstofu Íslands 1943, báðum þessum störfum gegndi hann á meðan hans naut við. Steinn og Guðrún eignuðust 11 börn.
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17.05.2016 frumskráning í Atom SFA
Lagfært 03.07.2020. R.H.
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Skagfirskar æviskrár 1910-1950 I, bls. 258.