Francis Hagerup
Francis Hagerup | |
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Ole Furu | |
Succeeded by | Fredrik Stang Lund |
Minister of Auditing | |
In office 15 August 1897 – 17 February 1898 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Harald Smedal |
Succeeded by | Johannes Steen |
Member of the Council of State Division | |
In office 15 July 1894 – 9 August 1895 Serving with Wilhelm Olssøn and Anton C. Bang | |
Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
Preceded by | Ernst Motzfeldt Johannes W. Harbitz |
Succeeded by | Ole Furu |
President of the Storting | |
In office 1 January 1903 – 31 December 1906 Serving with Johan Thorne and Carl Berner | |
Monarch | Oscar II |
Prime Minister | Otto Blehr Himself Christian Michelsen |
Preceded by | Edvard Liljedahl Carl Berner |
Succeeded by | Edvard Liljedahl Gunnar Knudsen Carl Berner |
Leader of the Conservative Party | |
In office 1899–1902 | |
Preceded by | Emil Stang |
Succeeded by | Ole L. Skattebøl |
Personal details | |
Born | George Francis Hagerup 22 January 1853 Horten, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
Died | 8 February 1921 Kristiania, Norway | (aged 68)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Frederikke Dorothea Bødtker
(m. 1850) |
Occupation | Lawyer Politician Diplomat |
George Francis Hagerup (22 January 1853 – 8 February 1921) was a
Biography
Francis Hagerup grew up at
He served as Prime Minister of Norway for two terms. First from October 14, 1895; secondly from October 22, 1903. In social policy, Hagerup's time as Prime Minister saw the passage of a child care law in 1896 that increased the power of local authorities and courts over neglected and abused children. Following his two bouts as Prime Minister, he served as ambassador to Copenhagen, The Hague, and Brussels. From 1916 he was ambassador in Stockholm.[4][5]
Hagerup was passionately involved in the development of
Hagerup was also member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1 January 1907 until his death in 1921.[7]
Hagerup was the most prominent Conservative Party politician to support women's suffrage and was active in the women's rights movement. In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights[8] and he was also a member of the first board of the association.[9] In 1914 he became an honorary member of the association.[10]
Personal life
He was married in 1880 to Frederikke Dorothea Bødtker (1853-1919). He died in Kristiania (now Oslo) and was buried at
References
- ^ a b Bodil Chr. Erichsen. "Francis Hagerup". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Peter Macalister-Smith. "Institut de Droit international". Oxford University Press. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ISSN 0002-9300.
- ^ Foundations of the Welfare State, 2nd Edition by Pat Thane, published 1996
- ^ Knut Dørum. "Francis Hagerup". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Harald Kjølås (12 March 2012). "Francis Hagerup". Allkunne. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Francis Hagerup". Nobel Media AB. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884
- ^ Dagsposten 25 June 1885
- ^ Nylænde 1914 p. 233
Other sources
- George Francis Hagerup biography at government.no (taken from Norsk Biografisk Leksikon - Norwegian Biographical Encyclopedia)
- ISBN 9780582279520