Alberts Kviesis
1881–1944 (age 63)
Biography
Alberts Kviesis (1881–1944) trained as a lawyer and soon became one of the republic’s steady hands in public life, culminating in his service as the third President of Latvia.
He supported the rule of law and strove to guard the young nation's institutions, and later generations remember him as a statesman who sought to unify diverse voices.