Carl Andreas Fougstad
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Carl Andreas Fougstad was a Norwegian politician.
He was born and grew up in Alverstraumen
, today in Lindås
municipality.
He graduated from the University of Oslo
as cand.jur. in 1831. In 1828 he had been chairman in the Det Norske Studentersamfund
for half a year.
He was a member of the social circle Intelligenspartiet, whose most famous members were Anton Martin Schweigaard, Frederik Stang
and Johan Sebastian Welhaven
. Fougstad was a co-editor of their newspaper Den Constitutionelle
from 1836 to 1837. He authored the publications Det norske Storthing i 1833, Repertorium for Oplysninger og Undersøgelser vedkommende viktige Gjenstande for ottende ordentlige Storthings Virksomhed with three volumes in 1835 and 1836 (with Frederik Stang) and Det norske Storthing i 1836.
Most of the members of Intelligenspartiet held some public office (embete); Fougstad worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance
from 1831 to 1845. From 1845 to 1850 he worked as chief of police in Christiania
, the capital of Norway.
As a politician he was a member of Christiania city council from 1842 to 1850, serving as mayor from 1843 to 1845. Fougstad was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing the constituency Christiania og Lillehammer. From 1850 to 1868 he served as burgomaster
of Christiania.
He was proclaimed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1855. He was also held the Russian Order of St. Anna
, 2nd class, and was a commander of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star
. In 1901 a street in Oslo, Fougstads gate, was named after him.
He was born and grew up in Alverstraumen
Alverstraumen
Alverstraumen is a settlement in the municipality of Lindås, in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The settlement has a postal code of 5911....
, today in Lindås
Lindås
Lindås is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-Background:The parish of Lindaas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Masfjorden was separated from Lindås on 1 March 1879. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910...
municipality.
He graduated from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
as cand.jur. in 1831. In 1828 he had been chairman in the Det Norske Studentersamfund
Det Norske Studentersamfund
The Norwegian Students' Society is Norway's oldest student society. Established in 1813 in Oslo, it has been the centre of debate, culture and politics for nearly 200 years....
for half a year.
He was a member of the social circle Intelligenspartiet, whose most famous members were Anton Martin Schweigaard, Frederik Stang
Frederik Stang
Frederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister....
and Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven was a Norwegian author, poet, critic and art theorist.-Background:...
. Fougstad was a co-editor of their newspaper Den Constitutionelle
Den Constitutionelle
Den Constitutionelle is a former Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Christiania, Norway from 1836 to 1847. The newspaper was founded by bookseller Johan Fjeldsted Dahl, and its first editor was Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt from 1836 to 1840. Andreas Munch edited the newspaper from 1841 to 1846...
from 1836 to 1837. He authored the publications Det norske Storthing i 1833, Repertorium for Oplysninger og Undersøgelser vedkommende viktige Gjenstande for ottende ordentlige Storthings Virksomhed with three volumes in 1835 and 1836 (with Frederik Stang) and Det norske Storthing i 1836.
Most of the members of Intelligenspartiet held some public office (embete); Fougstad worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance
Norwegian Ministry of Finance
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Norway. It is led by Sigbjørn Johnsen...
from 1831 to 1845. From 1845 to 1850 he worked as chief of police in Christiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, the capital of Norway.
As a politician he was a member of Christiania city council from 1842 to 1850, serving as mayor from 1843 to 1845. Fougstad was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing the constituency Christiania og Lillehammer. From 1850 to 1868 he served as burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
of Christiania.
He was proclaimed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1855. He was also held the Russian Order of St. Anna
Order of St. Anna
The Order of St. Anna ) is a Holstein and then Russian Imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 14 February 1735, in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia...
, 2nd class, and was a commander of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star
Order of the Polar Star
The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....
. In 1901 a street in Oslo, Fougstads gate, was named after him.