Cornelius Bernhard Hanssen
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Cornelius Bernhard Hanssen (25 February 1864 – 16 April 1939) was a Norwegian
teacher, shipowner and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Feda
as a son of a farmer, and younger brother of politician Anders Kristian Rørvik
. He graduated from teacher's seminary in Christianssand
in 1883, worked as a teacher from 1883 to 1891, when he bought the newspaper Agder and started as editor-in-chief. He started as a shipowner in 1898. He was a board member of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association
and a supervisory council member of Den Norske Amerikalinje. From 1917 to 1936 he was managing director of the hotel Holmenkollen Turisthotel.
He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway for the constituency Flekkefjord
from 1900 to 1915 and from 1919 to 1921. He was elected three times for the Liberal Party and then twice for the Liberal Left Party. He also served as a deputy representative during the terms 1922–1924 and 1925 to 1927. He was elected as a member of Flekkefjord city council in 1931, and was mayor of Flekkefjord in the years 1933, 1936 and 1937.
He was co-founder of the Norwegian Peace Association in 1895, and became an honorary member. He also co-founded the Nordic Peace Union in 1917 and the Nordic interparliamentary peace group, and served as president of the former. He published and edited Det norske Fredsblad from 1894 to 1899. He sat on the Norwegian Nobel Committee
from 1913 to 1939, from 1923 as deputy chairman.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
teacher, shipowner and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Feda
Feda
Feda former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Kvinesdal. In 2009, the village of Feda had a population of 390....
as a son of a farmer, and younger brother of politician Anders Kristian Rørvik
Anders Kristian Rørvik
Anders Kristian Rørvik was a Norwegian farmer and politician.He was born in Feda as a son of a farmer, and older brother of politician Cornelius Bernhard Hanssen...
. He graduated from teacher's seminary in Christianssand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
in 1883, worked as a teacher from 1883 to 1891, when he bought the newspaper Agder and started as editor-in-chief. He started as a shipowner in 1898. He was a board member of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association
Norwegian Shipowners' Association
The Norwegian Shipowners Association is an employers' organization and interest group for Norwegian shipping and offshore companies. The organization's primary fields are national and international industry policies, employer issues, competence and recruitment, environmental issues and innovation...
and a supervisory council member of Den Norske Amerikalinje. From 1917 to 1936 he was managing director of the hotel Holmenkollen Turisthotel.
He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway for the constituency Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
from 1900 to 1915 and from 1919 to 1921. He was elected three times for the Liberal Party and then twice for the Liberal Left Party. He also served as a deputy representative during the terms 1922–1924 and 1925 to 1927. He was elected as a member of Flekkefjord city council in 1931, and was mayor of Flekkefjord in the years 1933, 1936 and 1937.
He was co-founder of the Norwegian Peace Association in 1895, and became an honorary member. He also co-founded the Nordic Peace Union in 1917 and the Nordic interparliamentary peace group, and served as president of the former. He published and edited Det norske Fredsblad from 1894 to 1899. He sat on the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year.Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and roughly represent the political makeup of that body.-History:...
from 1913 to 1939, from 1923 as deputy chairman.