Christopher Knudsen

Christopher Knudsen (4 October 1843 – 28 July 1915) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1905 to 1906.

Christopher Knudsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1895 – 31 December 1903
ConstituencyTønsberg (1901-1903)
Drammen (1895-1898)
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office
11 March 1905 – 27 January 1906
Prime MinisterChristian Michelsen
Preceded byHans Nilsen Hauge
Succeeded byOtto Jensen
Personal details
Born(1843-10-04)4 October 1843
Drammen, Buskerud, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died28 July 1915(1915-07-28) (aged 71)
Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Ida Regine Lohne
Marie Charlotte Andrea Hermanstorff (formerly)
ProfessionPriest

Knudsen was born in Drammen as a son of railroad worker Knud Larssen (1814–66) and Marie A. Christophersen Aaserud (1812–1890). He was married twice; first from February 1869 to Marie Charlotte Andrea Hermanstorff (1849–1873), then from September 1874 to Ida Regine Lohne (1855–1949).[1] He was an uncle of politician Knud Christian Knudsen.[2]

He finished his secondary education in 1861,[1] graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1867, and in 1879 he became vicar in the newly established parish of Nedre Eiker. When Nedre Eiker became its own municipality in 1885, he sat in the municipal council and on the school board and was elected mayor. He left Nedre Eiker in 1886,[3] and became a curate in Drammen. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from that city in 1894 and 1897. He was then elected for a third term in 1900 from the constituency Tønsberg, where he had been appointed vicar.[4]

On 11 March 1905, when Michelsen's Cabinet assumed office, Knudsen was appointed Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs. This cabinet oversaw the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Knudsen left the cabinet on 26 January 1906.[4]

References
  1. Thyness, Paul. "Christoffer Knudsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. "Knud Christian Knudsen". Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. Wollertsen, Anne Gallefos. "Christopher Knudsen 1843 - 1915. Nedre Eikers første sogneprest" (in Norwegian). Eiker Arkiv. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  4. "Christopher Knudsen". Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 31 January 2009.


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