Gunnar Knudsen (born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen on 19 September 1848, Saltrød - 1 December 1928, Skien) was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Liberal Party of Norway (Venstre V meaning "left" is a social liberal Political party in Norway.
He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920, for a total of 9 years, 3 months and 4 days. This is a list of viceroys ( visekonge) governors ( rigsstatholder) first ministers ( førstestatsråd) and Prime ministers ( statsminister) of
He also owned a number of shipping companies, and created the Borgestad corporation. This is a list of the world's ship operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country Borgestad ( is a Norwegian shipping, industry and real estate company
Personal life
Knudsen was born in Saltrød near Arendal to Christen and Guro Knudsen. is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The family later bought the farm Frednes in Eidanger in 1854, and moved there. Eidanger is a former rural Parish and Municipality of Telemark county Norway. Gunnar Knudsen had one brother Jørgen Christian and one sister Elen Serine, married Jeremiassen. Jørgen Christian Knudsen ( 5 January 1843 - 1922 was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician [1]
Gunnar Knudsen married Anna Sofie Cappelen in 1880, and together they had five children, born between 1882 and 1893; Erik, Christen, Gudrun, Margit and Rolf. Margit Schiøtt, née Knudsen ( 2 May 1889 &ndash 16 September 1946) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. [2] Margit, married Schiøtt, was elected to the national parliament in 1945. Christen Knudsen had a son Knut Andreas Knudsen who became a politician as well. Knut Andreas Knudsen ( 26 October 1919 &ndash 10 April 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
References
- ^ History of the family farm - Porsgrunn public library
- ^ Utdrag av Gjerpens kirkebøker i hundrede aar: 1815-1914, vedkommende fødte, gifte og døde av mere almindelig interesse
| Preceded by Jørgen Løvland |
Prime Minister of Norway 1908–1910 |
Succeeded by Wollert Konow |
| Preceded by Jens Bratlie |
Prime Minister of Norway 1913–1920 |
Succeeded by Otto Bahr Halvorsen |
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