Leif Castberg (23 April 1876 – 3 March 1950) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Radical People's Party and the Conservative Party.

Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of customs surveyor and politician Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (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 and violinist

Torgrim Castberg Torgrim Castberg (8 September 1874 – 17 June 1928) was a Norwegian violinist. Personal life Torgrim Castberg was born in Skien as the son of customs surveyor and politician Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (1827–1899) and his wife Hanna Mag ...

. Through Johan he was an uncle of law professor Frede Castberg, and through Torgrim he was an uncle of illustrator Johan Christian Castberg. He was a first cousin of sculptor Oscar Ambrosius Castberg, and his paternal grandfather Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was a priest and politician. On the maternal side he was a grandson of

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and nephew of Just Bing Ebbesen, both of whom were involved in politics too. In 1900 he married Sigrid Flood; the marriage lasted until 1913. From 1921 he was married to Else Lingjerde.

Career

He finished his secondary education in 1894 and graduated from the

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with the cand.jur. degree in 1900. He settled in

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as an attorney in 1901, and was a

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from 1918. He chaired the regional branch of the

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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

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supervisory committee. In business and industry, he was a board member of Gjøvik Støperi & Mekaniske Verksted from 1927, Hunton Bruk from 1932 and Nordgaard & Co from 1933.

References

1876 births 1950 deaths University of Oslo alumni 20th-century Norwegian lawyers Radical People's Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Oppland Politicians from Gjøvik Politicians from Skien {{Norway-mayor-stub