Sofus Arctander

Sofus Anton Birger Arctander (22 January 1845 - 20 August 1924) was a politician with the Liberal Party who served as acting Prime Minister of Norway during 1905.[1]

Sofus Arctander
Minister of Trade
In office
2 February 1910 – 11 June 1910
Prime MinisterWollert Konow
Preceded byLars Abrahamsen
Succeeded byBernhard Brænne
In office
11 March 1905 – 19 March 1908
Prime MinisterChristian Michelsen
Jørgen Løvland
Preceded byPaul B. Vogt
Succeeded byLars Abrahamsen
Prime Minister of Norway
Acting
In office
31 August 1905 – 23 September 1905
Prime MinisterChristian Michelsen
Preceded byChristian Michelsen
Succeeded byChristian Michelsen
Minister of the Interior
In office
15 August 1886 – 17 February 1888
Prime MinisterJohan Sverdrup
Preceded byJacob Stang
Succeeded byWalter Scott Dahl
In office
26 June 1884 – 15 August 1885
Prime MinisterJohan Sverdrup
Preceded byThomas Cathinco Bang
Succeeded byJacob Stang
Personal details
Born
Sofus Anton Birger Arctander

(1845-01-22)22 January 1845
Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died20 August 1924(1924-08-20) (aged 79)
Lifjell, Telemark, Norway
Political partyLiberal
Free-minded Liberal
SpouseMaren Sophie Aars (m. 1881)
ChildrenSigny Arctander

Background

Sofus Arctander was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Hans Steenbuch Arctander (1801-1885) and Martha Dahll Nielsen (1804-1896). When he was eight years old, his family moved to Kristiansand in Vest-Agder. He was a teacher and librarian in Selje and Nordfjordeid. He received a law degree from the University of Christiania in 1870, then studied economy and philosophy at the University of Lund in 1871.

Arctander lived at Hadsel in Nordland (1872-1884). He was deputy judge and then acting district stipendiary magistrate before establishing himself as a lawyer in 1875. In 1880 he became bailiff in Hadsel.[2]

Political career

In 1877, Arctander was elected deputy Member of the Parliament of Norway for the County of Nordland. From 1880 to 1884 he was a permanent member. He participated actively in the founding of the Liberal Party in 1882. Arctander was re-elected to Parliament for the period 1889-1891 and 1900-1906. He subsequently become mayor of Kristiania 1908-1920.

He was Minister of the Interior 1884–1885, Norwegian state secretary in Stockholm 1885–1886, Minister of the Interior 1886-1888, Norwegian Minister of Trade 1905–1907, acting Prime Minister 1905 and Minister of Trade 1907–1908 and 1910. [3]

Personal life

In 1887, he was promoted to Commander with Star (Commander 1st Class) of the Order of St. Olav. Arctander also was appointed a Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog (Denmark) and a Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden). He was an honorary member and co-founder of the Nordlendingenes Forening, an association of people who have emigrated from the counties in Northern Norway. In 1912 he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass-medaljen). Arctander died in the Lifjell Mountains of Telemark one day in August 1924, the exact date uncertain. He had been missing for some days when he was found dead.[4]

He was married in 1881 with Maren Sophie Aars (1849-1940), daughter of Jens Ludvig Aars (1808-1855) and Annette Lund (1818-1855). They were the parents of Signy Arctander.[5][6]

References
  1. Knut Dørum. "Sofus Anton Birger Arctander". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. Per Fuglum. "Sofus Arctander". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "Sofus Arctander, Acting Prime Minister 1905". regjeringen.no. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Petter Dass medaljen". Nordlendingenes Forening. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. Fuglum, Per. "Sofus Arctander". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  6. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Signy Arctander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

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