Anton Johan Rønneberg
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Anton Johan Rønneberg was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
to Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg (1822–1884) and his wife Anna Margrethe Holmboe (1825–1907). He had several brothers and sisters. His mother was a niece of Even Hammer Holmboe
, Hans Holmboe
and Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe
, and first cousin of Jens Holmboe
. Anton Johan Rønneberg was also a distant relative of Hilmar Martinus Strøm
and Walter Scott Dahl
. Through his older brother Joakim he was a granduncle of WWII resistance
fighters Joachim and Erling Rønneberg
.
He married in 1850.
from 1876 to 1880, and then enrolled in law studies, graduating as cand.jur. in 1883.
He found a job in Tvedestrand
in 1884, but moved back to Aalesund the next year to work as an attorney. He later became stipendiary magistrate (byfoged). He was a member of Aalesund city council from 1888 to 1898, serving as mayor from 1897. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1904–1906, representing the constituency of Aalesund og Molde.
Rønneberg was also tax commissoner from 1892 to 1894, and from 1896 to 1904 he chaired the commission for development of the Rauma Line. He died in 1922, the Rauma Line finally opening in 1924.
Personal life
He was born in AalesundÅlesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
to Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg (1822–1884) and his wife Anna Margrethe Holmboe (1825–1907). He had several brothers and sisters. His mother was a niece of Even Hammer Holmboe
Even Hammer Holmboe
-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters. His brothers Hans and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe.In 1823 he married Maren Johanne Rønning, who...
, Hans Holmboe
Hans Holmboe
-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters. His brothers Even and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe.In 1825 he married Welgjerd Endriette Løberg,...
and Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe
Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe
Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe was a Norwegian priest and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters...
, and first cousin of Jens Holmboe
Jens Holmboe
Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. A jurist by education, he was a member of the Norwegian Parliament for five terms, and held several different government posts from 1874 to 1884.-Personal life:...
. Anton Johan Rønneberg was also a distant relative of Hilmar Martinus Strøm
Hilmar Martinus Strøm
Hilmar Martinus Strøm was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1859, representing the constituency of Aalesund. He worked as a stipendiary magistrate there. He was later elected in 1862 and 1865....
and Walter Scott Dahl
Walter Scott Dahl
Walter Scott Dahl was a Norwegian lawyer and a politician for the Liberal Party. Born in Melhus, he attended the Norwegian parliament in the years from 1874 to 1879, and later served as a deputy representative in 1883 and 1885...
. Through his older brother Joakim he was a granduncle of WWII resistance
Norwegian resistance movement
The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...
fighters Joachim and Erling Rønneberg
Erling Rønneberg
Erling Rønneberg was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born as the second son of Alf Rønneberg from Ålesund and Anna Krag Sandberg. He was a grandnephew of Anton Johan Rønneberg....
.
He married in 1850.
Career
Rønneberg completed his secondary education in Aalesund in 1874. He studied at the Royal Saxon Polytechnic in DresdenDresden University of Technology
The Technische Universität Dresden is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 36,066 students...
from 1876 to 1880, and then enrolled in law studies, graduating as cand.jur. in 1883.
He found a job in Tvedestrand
Tvedestrand
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Tvedestrand....
in 1884, but moved back to Aalesund the next year to work as an attorney. He later became stipendiary magistrate (byfoged). He was a member of Aalesund city council from 1888 to 1898, serving as mayor from 1897. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1904–1906, representing the constituency of Aalesund og Molde.
Rønneberg was also tax commissoner from 1892 to 1894, and from 1896 to 1904 he chaired the commission for development of the Rauma Line. He died in 1922, the Rauma Line finally opening in 1924.