Sven Eivindsen Aarrestad (8 October 1850 – 19 January 1942) was a writer, politician, and leader in the

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during the 19th century.

Biography

Sven Aarrestad was born at

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county, Norway. He was the eldest of six siblings born to his parents, farmer Eivind Torkelsen Aarrestad (1820–1902) and Inger Svensdatter Skretting (1829–1922). When he was four years old, his family moved to Årrestad in the community of

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, where he attended private school. From 1868–1869, he attended the teachers' college in

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. He was a teacher from 1869–73 in

Høyland Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The municipality existed from 1838 until its diss ...

. From 1873–75, he went to the seminary in

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. From 1875–76, he was a teacher in Brevik, from 1876–78 in

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, and from 1878–91, managed a high school at Sande in

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. He was a farmer in Sande from 1891–1906 and the mayor of Sande from 1899 to 1906. The work of

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had aroused Aarrestad's interest in the temperance movement. In 1877 he published his first book on this topic . From 1883–1905 and 1922–1927, he was editor of , which was published by the Norwegian

( no, Det norske Totalafholdsselskab). He was chairman of the Norwegian temperance movement from 1887–1927. He published more than 100 books and pamphlets, most regarding the use of alcohol. From 1892–94, he represented

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and

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in the

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. From 1900–1909, he was a member of the executive committee of the

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. From 1906 to 1908, he was

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and

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administration. In 1908, he was appointed County Governor of Nedenes amt. In 1901, Sven Aarrestad was decorated Knight, First class, and in 1908 Commander of the

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. Aarrestad was also the holder of the Grand Cross of the

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. His last years were spent on his property Soltuft in

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, where he died 1942.

Selected works

* , 1877 * , 1889 * , with Andreas Lavik, 1895 * , 1900 * , 1905 * , 1913 * , 1920 * , 1923 * , 1926 * (1927) * , 1930 * , 1933 * , 1935 * , 1935

Biography

Selected works

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