Rasmus Elias Paulson Sindre (23 July 1859 – 3 April 1908) was a Norwegian farmer, newspaper editor and politician. He took over the farm Sindre in

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when his father died in 1882. He represented the party

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, being mayor of the

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municipality from 1895, thereafter elected to the

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in 1899, serving for the period 1900–02. From 1895 to 1901 he was also editor of the newspaper ''Fjordabladet'' of

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. He was married to Gyda Sindre (b. Støyva, 1858–1946), and they had 8 children together. He died of cancer only 48 years old.

Sources

Hermund Kleppa (2002
Minnestein over Rasmus og Gyda Sindre
accessed 3 Oct 2009 Tor Kvien (2007

accessed 3 Oct 2009 1859 births 1908 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Members of the Storting 1900–1903 {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub