Mathias Gotskalksen Dugstad (20 January 1844 – 5 April 1929) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. He was born in

Voss Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...

as a son of farmer and politician Gotskalk Mathiassen Seim and Ingeborg Olsdatter née Fladekval. Both his father and paternal grandfather Mathias Gotskalksen Ringheim were members or deputies in Parliament. Mathias Dugstad took secondary education, but spent his career at the family farm Dugstad, being its owner from 1873 to 1906. He married Brita Nilsdatter Nesthus. Dugstad was a member of Voss

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from 1876 to 1901 and served as mayor from 1878 to 1889. He was also director of the

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Voss Sparebank. He was elected to the

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from ''Søndre Bergenhus amt'' in

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and

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. He represented the

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and was a member of the Lagting during his last three terms. Lastly he served as a deputy representative during the term 1903–1906. He died in 1929.

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1844 births 1929 deaths People from Voss Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Hordaland 19th-century Norwegian politicians Moderate Liberal Party politicians {{Norway-politician-1840s-stub