Frederik Stang
Frederik Stang MP | |
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1st Prime Minister of Norway in Christiania | |
In office 21 July 1873 – 4 October 1880 | |
Monarch | Oscar II |
Preceded by | Himself (as First Minister of Norway) |
Succeeded by | Christian A. Selmer |
First Minister of Norway | |
In office 1861 – 21 July 1873 | |
Monarchs | Charles IV Oscar II |
Preceded by | Hans Christian Petersen |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Prime Minister of Norway) |
Personal details | |
Born | Sweden-Norway | 4 March 1808
Nationality | Norwegian |
Children | Emil Stang |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Frederik Stang (4 March 1808 – 8 June 1884) was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as
Stang was born on the Nordre Rostad farm at Stokke in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Lauritz Leganger Stang (1775–1836) and Johanne Margrethe Conradi (1780–1820). His father was a procurator and later a magistrate. At age 13, he entered the Bergen Cathedral School. Stang, known as Friederich until the 1830s, entered the study of law at the age of 16 and passed the bar exam in 1828.[2]
In 1830, he accepted a position as lecturer of law at the University of Oslo. During this time, he published a seminal text on Norwegian constitutional law. He went over to private practice in 1834, where he distinguished himself as a trial attorney, especially in supreme court cases.[3]
In 1846, Stang became the most senior civil servant in the newly formed (and no longer existent) Domestic Ministry. He served in this position until 1856, and his tenure was characterized by tireless efforts to modernize Norway's economic infrastructure. In addition to improving the road network, harbors, canals, and lighthouses, he was in great measure responsible for Norway and
. He also worked hard to elevate the importance and function of agriculture in Norway, initiating the formation of a university-level school of agriculture, commissioned travelling agrarians, and encouraged better breeding among Norwegian farm animals. In 1861, after a brief stint as mayor of Oslo, Stang was appointed to the Norwegian cabinet. His time as a political leader was characterized by considerable discord within the Norwegian parliament and between Norway and the Swedish government. In 1865, Stang founded the Norwegian Red Cross. In 1870, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[1]Until 1873, the king of the
Personal life
He was married in 1833 with Augusta Julie Georgine von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1812-1885), the daughter of Magistrate Bredo von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1774-1835) and Cathrine Elisabeth Fries (1781-1840). They were the parents of Emil Stang (1834-1912). Frederik Stang's name is often misspelled as Fredrik Stang, which was the name of his grandson
Honours and awards
Frederik Stang became a member of
References
- ^ a b "Frederik Stang, First Minister 1861 - 1873, Prime Minister 1873 - 1880". regjeringen.no. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Paul Thyness. "Raastad nedre. Stokke herad. Vestfold". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Stang, Fredrik". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Knut Dørum. "Frederik Stang". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Stang – yngre haldenslekt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Paul Thyness. "Frederik Stang". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2016.