Leif Castberg (23 April 1876 – 3 March 1950) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Radical People's Party and the
Conservative Party
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.
Personal life
He was born in
Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...
as a son of customs surveyor and politician
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (13 October 1827 – 8 December 1899) was a Norwegian politician. Spending his professional life as a customs surveyor, he was mayor of the cities Brevik and Skien, and served three terms in the Norwegian Parliame ...
(1827–1899) and his wife Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen (1839–1881). He had several brothers and sisters,Genealogical entry for Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (vestraat.net) including the politician
Johan Castberg
Johan Castberg (21 September 1862 – 24 December 1926) was a Norwegian jurist and politician best known for representing the Radical People's Party (Labour Democrats). He was a government minister from 1908 to 1910 and 1913 to 1914, and also se ...
and violinist Torgrim Castberg.
Through Johan he was an uncle of law professor
Frede Castberg
Frede Castberg (4 July 1893 – 4 November 1977) was a Norwegian jurist. The son of Johan Castberg, he served as professor and rector at the University of Oslo as well as president of The Hague Academy of International Law.
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, and through Torgrim he was an uncle of illustrator
Johan Christian Castberg
Johan Christian Castberg (1 February 1911 – 1988) was a Norwegian illustrator and painter.
He was born in Bergen to Ida Anker and Torgrim Castberg, and was married twice, to Fredrikke Mustad, and to the pianist Ingrid Kjellstrøm.
In the 1 ...
. He was a first cousin of sculptor
Oscar Ambrosius Castberg
Oscar Ambrosius Castberg (30 September 1846 – 18 June 1917) was a Norwegian painter and sculptor.
Bkiography
He was born at Bygland in Aust-Agder, Norway . His father, physician Tycho Fredrik Edvard Castberg, was the oldest living son of pri ...
, and his paternal grandfather
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg (22 July 1794 – 10 June 1858) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Personal life
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was born in Bergen as the son of Tycho Didrich Castberg (1755–1801) and his wife Helene Margaretha ...
was a priest and politician. On the maternal side he was a grandson of
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen (11 December 1812 – 16 July 1887) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen was born in Fredrikstad as the son of Hans Christian Ebbesen (1774–1858) and Abigael Marie Bing (1785– ...
and nephew of
Just Bing Ebbesen
Just Bing Ebbesen (17 April 1847 – 24 May 1929) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Just Bing Ebbesen was the son of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen,finished his secondary education in 1894 and graduated from the
Royal Frederick University
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with the
cand.jur.
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degree in 1900. He settled in
Gjøvik
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
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as an attorney in 1901, and was a
public defender
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from 1918. He chaired the regional branch of the
Norwegian Bar Association
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from 1926 to 1936.
Castberg was known as a politician. As a member of Gjøvik city council from 1908 to 1940 he served as mayor in 1908 and from 1910 to 1916. He was a member of Gjøvik school board and the
Dovre Line
The Dovre Line ( no, Dovrebanen) is a Norwegian railway line with three slightly different lines which all lead to the historic city of Trondheim.
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supervisory committee. In business and industry, he was a board member of
Gjøvik Støperi & Mekaniske Verksted
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
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from 1927,
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