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Mathias Dugstad
Mathias Gotskalksen Dugstad (20 January 1844 – 5 April 1929) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. He was born in Voss as a son of farmer and politician Gotskalk Mathiassen Seim and Ingeborg Olsdatter née Fladekval. Both his father and paternal grandfather Mathias Gotskalksen Ringheim were members or deputies in Parliament. Mathias Dugstad took secondary education, but spent his career at the family farm Dugstad, being its owner from 1873 to 1906. He married Brita Nilsdatter Nesthus. Dugstad was a member of Voss municipal council from 1876 to 1901 and served as mayor from 1878 to 1889. He was also director of the savings bank Voss Sparebank. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from ''Søndre Bergenhus amt'' in 1885, 1888, 1891 and 1894. He represented the Moderate Liberal Party The Moderate Liberal Party (, literally "Moderate Left") was a List of political parties in Norway, political party in Norway that emerged from the moderate and religious branches of the Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voss, Norway
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Oppheim, Stalheim, and Vinje. The municipality is the 35th largest by area of Norway's 356 municipalities. Voss is Norway's 76th most populous municipality, with a population of 16,144. Its population density is and its population has increased by 7.9% over the last 10 years. Municipal history The parish of Voss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867, a small area in northern Voss (population 28) was transferred to the municipality of Hosanger. On 1 January 1868, the municipality's northern district (population 2,009) was separated to form the new municipality of Vossestrand. This left 7,592 residents in Voss. On 21 August 1868, an unpopulated area of northern Voss was transf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
