Christian Pierre Mathiesen (14 April 1870 – 8 August 1953) was a

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landowner and politician for the

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Background

He was born in

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(now Oslo), Norway, as the youngest son of landowner and industrialist

Haaken C. Mathiesen Haaken Christian Mathiesen (24 February 1827 – 10 September 1913) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. Personal life He was born on Linderud manor as the son of landowner Mogens Larsen Mathiesen (1799–1875) an ...

. He finished his secondary education in 1888, graduated from the agricultural school at Sem in 1890 and also took agricultural education in Denmark. He was the owner of Linderud Manor from 1893, while his oldest brother

Haaken L. Mathiesen Haaken Larpent Mathiesen (7 April 1858 – 5 October 1930) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. He was born in Christiania as the son of landowner Haaken C. Mathiesen (1827–1913) and his wife Anna Sophie Joseph ...

inherited the family company

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. In 1940 he passed Linderud Manor down to his nephew, another Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk inheritor,

Jørgen Mathiesen Jørgen Arthur Mathiesen (9 July 1901 – 6 December 1993) was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector. He was born in Eidsvoll as the son of landowner Haaken L. Mathiesen (1858–1930) and his wife Erikka Kiær (1866–1929 ...

Career

Having many political positions in

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, Mathiesen was elected to the

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in 1900 from the constituency Akershus Amt. He served one term. On 22 October 1903, when the

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assumed office, he was appointed as the new

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. He lasted until 25 September 1904, when he was replaced by Johan Egeberg Mellbye. He was also the chairman of Fællesslagteriet from 1911 to 1936,

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from 1918 to 1945,

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from 1921 to 1928 as well as

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. He was a supervisory council member of the

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Personal life

He was married to Celina Ihlen (1874–1948), a daughter of Conservative Party co-founder

Jacob Thurmann Ihlen Jacob Thurmann Ihlen (17 May 1833 – 10 October 1903) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party. Personal life He was born in Holmestrand as the son of ship-owner Nils Ihlen (1793–1865) and Barbara Wincentz Thurmann ...

and his Belgian wife Ambrosine Rouquet. They had the son Haaken C. Mathiesen, Jr. Christian Pierre Mathiesen was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

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and Commander, First Class of the

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. He died in 1953.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathiesen, Christian Pierre 1870 births 1953 deaths Politicians from Aker Members of the Storting Ministers of Agriculture and Food of Norway Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal