Christian Stray

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Christian Stray
Born(1894-01-14)14 January 1894
Christianssand, Norway
Died31 July 1981(1981-07-31) (aged 87)
Occupation(s)Lawyer and politician
Spouse
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(m. 1921)​

Christian Stray (14 January 1894 – 31 July 1981) was a

Liberal Party
.

He was born in

Ministry of Justice and auxiliary judge in Sunnfjord District Court. In 1923 he settled in Arendal as an attorney; from 1927 a barrister with access to work with Supreme Court cases.[1]

In March 1921 in Sandnes he married Sigrid Kluge. In 1924 they had the daughter Signe Marie; she married later Chief Justice Rolv Ryssdal in 1954.[3][4]

Stray became involved in politics while studying.

Grini concentration camp from 11 March to 7 September.[5] He was released then, but the Nazis intended to arrest him again on 1 November the same year. However, because of Stray's health at the time, it was decided to keep him in house arrest. He was liberated at the war's end in May 1945.[1]

After the war he returned as mayor of Tromøy from 1956 to 1959.[6] He was also chairman of the committee that prepared the Tromøy Bridge from 1938 to 1961, as well as of the board in the Arendal newspaper Agderposten.[2] He was the sole owner of the newspaper for many years, having started in 1936 when he, together with two associates, took over Agderposten by buying shares in the company with the same name.[7] It was inherited by his daughter.[8] He died in July 1981.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Christian Stray" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Gauslaa, Einar (1966). "Stray, Christian". In Jansen, Jonas; Anker, Øyvind; Bøe, Gunvald (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 15 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 115–117.
  3. ^ a b Aanby, Anne Tone. "Sigrid Stray". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  4. ^ Halvorsen, Marit. "Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  5. ^ Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 363. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Distriktets avis siden 1874". Agderposten (in Norwegian). 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  8. ^ Skredderberget, Asle (19 April 1999). "Uavhengighetens siste skanse". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 32.
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