Ole Hovelsen Mustad

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Ole Hovelsen Mustad (12 March 1810 – 24 February 1884) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was instrumental in shaping the company

O. Mustad & Søn, and served one term in the Norwegian Parliament
.

Biography

He was born in Vardal[1] as the son of Kari Tollefsdatter Bjørnstad (1782–1858) and her second husband Haavel Eriksen Kaas (1784–1849).[2]

In 1843 he took over the company Brusveen Spiger- og Staaltraadfabrikk, founded by his father-in-law

O. Mustad & Søn. The nail production was moved to Kristiania in 1876; instead the factory at Vardal started specializing in fish hook production.[3][4] The company eventually became the world's largest producer of fish hooks.[5]

Like his father-in-law, Ole Hovelsen Mustad was involved in politics. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt. He only served one term.[6] Ole Mustad was also the local police sergeant (lensmann) in Vardal from 1834 to 1857.[1]

He died in 1884,[4] only years before the company started expanding abroad.[3] The company was eventually passed on to the five sons of Hans Mustad (1837–1918) who had been co-owners since 1905.[5] Another of Ole Mustad's sons, Kristian Mauritz Mustad (1848–1913), became involved in national politics and worked as a jurist; so did his son Sigbjørn Mustad (1897–1970).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mustad, Ole (Hovelsen)". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Mustad - slekter". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  3. ^ a b Timeline - Mustad.no
  4. ^ a b History Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine - Mustad Eiendom
  5. ^ a b "Mustad & Søn AS, O.". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  6. ^ Ole Hovelsen Mustad — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
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