Nils Frøis Frøisland (4 February 1883 – 29 January 1930) was a Norwegian newspaper correspondent and editor. He was born in

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as a son of farmer and forest owner Nils Frøisland (1851–1932) and his wife Berthe Enger (1858–1924). He finished his secondary education in

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in 1900, and then attended the

Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commander- ...

for one year. He then enrolled at the

Royal Frederick University The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

and graduated with the

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degree in 1907. He contributed to the newspaper ''Fri Presse'' until it went defunct in 1908. He was hired by

Amandus Schibsted Amandus Theodor Schibsted (5 May 1849 in Oslo, – 7 May 1913) was the owner and chief editor of '' Aftenposten''. He inherited the news paper from his father, Christian Schibsted, in 1879, but worked as a journalist in the same news paper from 18 ...

as a journalist in ''

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''. He studied in France for some time, returning in 1911, but he was sent back as a correspondent in December 1913. He was especially active during the First World War, becoming a prolific war correspondent. He held two nationwide lecture tours on the war in 1915 and 1919, and issued the books ''Fra Paris og Frankriges front under krigen'' (1916) and ''Fortellinger fra fronten'' (1928). In 1919 he succeeded

Ola Christofersen Ola Christian Christofersen (23 September 1866 – 24 September 1922) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in Sørum as a son of leather trader Martin Christofersen (1843–1925) and Caroline Mathea Johnsen (1833–1890). In 1897 he ...

as co-editor-in-chief of ''Aftenposten''. He became sole editor in 1925 when

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died. Frøisland became known for expanding the journalistic efforts of the newspaper, and starting the weekly ''

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''. In the

1927 Norwegian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 17 October 1927.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party emergeed as the largest party, winning 59 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Ho ...

he was fielded as the second ballot candidate for the party National Legion, behind

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and ahead of Thorvald Aadahl and

Jens Bratlie Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie (17 January 1856 – 15 September 1939) was a Norwegian attorney and military officer. He served as an elected official representing the Conservative Party. He was the 13th prime minister of Norway from 1912 to 191 ...

. In a press release, the National Legion (led by Meyer) stated that it had cherrypicked "strong" personalities to combat the hardships in Norwegian politics. Frøisland denounced the ballot in an ''Aftenposten'' piece, stating that himself, Aadahl and Bratlie were unwilling and unaware of the nomination. He stated that a vote for the National Legion would be a

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in the ongoing struggle against the "communists". However, according to Norwegian election law the people who were listed on the ballot had no legal grounds to avoid being nominated. The National Legion did not win any seats. In May 1919, Frøisland married the pianist Astrid Helene Fagstad (1885–1945). Frøisland died in January 1930 in Oslo.

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