Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (5 April 1844 – 3 November 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. [1]
Wilhelm Olssøn | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 11 March 1905 – 25 May 1907 | |
Prime Minister | Christian Michelsen |
Preceded by | Oscar Strugstad |
Succeeded by | Christian Michelsen (acting) |
In office 27 April 1895 – 17 February 1898 | |
Prime Minister | Emil Stang Francis Hagerup |
Preceded by | Johannes Harbitz |
Succeeded by | Peter T. Holst |
In office 2 May 1893 – 15 July 1894 | |
Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
Preceded by | Peter T. Holst |
Succeeded by | Johannes Harbitz |
Personal details | |
Born | Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn 4 April 1844 Horten, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
Died | 3 November 1915 Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway | (aged 71)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) |
Louise Hoel (m. 1885)Marianne Hoel |
Olssøn was born in Horten in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Olssøn (1820–1867) and Leonore Rebecca Bredal (1820–1910). He received a military education at the Norwegian Military Academy (1866) and Norwegian Military College (1870). He received additional education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (1872–1874).[2]
He was appointed major general in 1896. In 1898, he was commander at Oscarsborg, 1899 inspector general for coastal artillery. In 1907, he became lieutenant-general. He retired from military service in 1912 as commanding general. He served as Minister of Defence 1893–1894, 1895–1898, 1905–1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894–1895.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Paul Thyness. "Wilhelm Olssøn, Offiser, Politiker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 20, 2016.