Anders Todal (18 March 1883 – 6 March 1956) was a Norwegian teacher, politician and school administrator in Trøndelag. He was born in

Valsøyfjord Valsøyfjord is a small village in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Arasvikfjorden, just west of the Valsøyfjorden. The European route E39 highway runs through the village, just west of the Valsø ...

and graduated from Levanger teacher's college 1904. Working as a teacher in Åsen 1905–1933, he also served as mayor of

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from 1919 to 1922, and from 1925 to 1931. He was elected to the

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from 1931 to 1933, representing the

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. He chaired the organization

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from 1932 to 1936. He served as school director in

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1933–1953. In 1942 he was imprisoned and incarcerated in Vollan prison and the

Falstad concentration camp Falstad concentration camp ( or ) was situated in the village of Ekne in what was Skogn Municipality (now part of Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county) in Norway. It was used mostly for political prisoners from Nazism, Nazi-occupied territor ...

. His cousin Anders A. Todal (1884-1963) was head of the

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1934-1954.

References

1883 births 1956 deaths People from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian educators Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag Members of the Storting Vollan concentration camp survivors Falstad concentration camp survivors {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub