Conrad Holmboe (19 September 1828 – 30 June 1923) was a Norwegian businessperson.

Personal life

He was born in

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e as the son of Michael Wide Holmboe (1791–1863) and his wife Anna Rasch Schjelderup (1794–1878). He had several brothers and sisters.Family genealogy
/ref> His grandfather Jens Holmboe was a bailiff, and his uncles

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, Hans and

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were involved in politics, so were his brother Jens Holmboe and grandnephew

Anton Johan Rønneberg Anton Johan Rønneberg (6 August 1856 – 10 March 1922) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. Personal life He was born in Aalesund to Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg (1822–1884) and his wife Anna Margrethe Holmboe (1825–1907). He ...

. In 1828, he married Jakobine Henrikke Harris from Tromsøe.Conrad Holmboe genealogy
/ref> The couple had seven sons and two daughters. Jakobine was a daughter of

Anthon Theodor Harris Anton Theodor Harris (5 July 1804 – 6 March 1866) was a Norwegian politician. In 1844, he was appointed as the newly created Diocesan Governor of Tromsø stiftamt. He was also appointed as the County Governor of ''Finmarkens Amt'' and County ...

, and their son

Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe (28 November 1863 – 29 May 1933) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. He was a city council member in Tromsø for 42 years, a three-term member of Parliament, Minister o ...

became a notable politician. He was named for Jakobine's paternal grandfather Johan Henrik Rye.Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

Career

Conrad Holmboe was a central person in the business life of Tromsø, one of the largest cities in Norway, for seventy years. He was hired in his father's company in 1846, and later became co-owner. At that time the company was named M. W. Holmboe & Søn. Following his father's death in 1863 he became the single owner. He was also vice

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for the

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References

1828 births 1923 deaths People from Tromsø Norwegian businesspeople

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