Wilhelm Aarstad

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Wilhelm Aarstad
Born(1854-01-15)15 January 1854
Aarstad, Egersund
DiedMay, 1933
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Merchant and Politician
MovementFree-minded Liberal Party

Wilhelm Aarstad (15 January 1854 – May 1933) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Left Party.

He was born at Aarstad in Egersund as a son of farmers. He was a first cousin of Søren Tobias Årstad, and moved to Stavanger to be a merchant like Søren's side of the family.[1]

He was elected to Stavanger city council, and in 1909 to the Parliament of Norway as a deputy representative. He was the running mate of Jonas Schanche Kielland, and met in his place in parliamentary session in both 1911 and 1912.[1]

Aarstad died in Stavanger in May 1933, 79 years old.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Wilhelm Aarstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Wilhelm Aarstad død". 1ste Mai / Nasjonalbiblioteket (in Norwegian). 26 May 1933. Retrieved 30 June 2020.