Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe
Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe | |
|---|---|
Minister of Provisioning | |
| In office 21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Otto B. Halvorsen |
| Preceded by | Håkon Five |
| Succeeded by | Rasmus Mortensen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1919 – 31 December 1927 | |
| Constituency | Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark (1922–1927) Tromsø (1919–1921) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1863 Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 29 May 1933 (aged 69) Tromsø, Troms, Norway |
| Political party | Free-minded Liberal |
| Spouse | Adolfa Holmboe (m. 1893) |
| Children | 6[1] |
Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe (28 November 1863 – 29 May 1933) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the
Personal life
He was born in Tromsø as the son of businessman Hans Conrad Holmboe (1828–1923) and his wife Jakobine Henrikke ("Rikka") Harris (1835–1913). He had several brothers and sisters.[2] Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe was named after his maternal great-grandfather, politician Johan Henrik Rye.[3] His paternal granduncles Even, Hans and Leonhard were involved in politics too, so were his paternal uncle Jens Holmboe and maternal grandfather Anton Theodor Harris. His cousin Thorolf Holmboe was a painter.
In 1893 he married Johanne Adolfa Holmboe, who hailed from Ålesund.[4] Her paternal grandfather being Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe; she was a cousin of Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe. The couple had several sons and daughters, who wrote their last names with a hyphen; Rye-Holmboe.[4]
Career
Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe started his career working in his father's company. In 1888 he established a barrel factory of his own, followed by a factory for cod liver oil and herring meal in 1907. He was also involved in shipping, and was vice consul for the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.[3] He was also involved in organizational life, chairing both the Tromsø Fishers' Association, the Tromsø Commercial Association and the Federation of North Norwegian Commercial Associations. In local politics, he was a member of Tromsø city council from 1889 to 1931, mostly serving in the executive committee.[3]
He was elected to the
Holmboe was elected again in 1922, representing the
Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe died in 1933 in Tromsø.[4]
References
- ^ "Johan Rye Holmboe" (in Norwegian). lokalhistoriewiki.no. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Family genealogy
- ^ a b c d e f Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
- ^ a b c Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe genealogy
- ^ ISBN 82-15-00989-1. Archived from the originalon 2007-10-06.