Carl August Petersen Wright
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Carl August Petersen Wright (7 September 1893 – 28 April 1961) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
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He was born in Porsgrunn
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1934–1936.
Wright held various positions in Porsgrunn
city council between 1922 and 1927. He then served as deputy mayor for a brief time in 1928, and mayor in the periods 1931–1934 and 1934–1936.
His father Alfred P. Wright was also a Parliament member.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
he was imprisoned at Møllergata 19
from 20 October to 11 November 1941, then in Grini concentration camp until 21 November, then Møllergata 19 until 6 February 1942. He was then transferred to Ullevål Hospital
, whence he escaped.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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He was born in Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
The Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Brevik, Kragerø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Skien in Telemark county and Arendal, Grimstad and Risør in Aust-Agder county.The district was...
in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1934–1936.
Wright held various positions in Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
city council between 1922 and 1927. He then served as deputy mayor for a brief time in 1928, and mayor in the periods 1931–1934 and 1934–1936.
His father Alfred P. Wright was also a Parliament member.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
he was imprisoned at Møllergata 19
Møllergata 19
Møllergata 19 is an address in Oslo, Norway where the city's main police station and jail was located. The address gained notoriety during the German occupation from 1940 to 1945, when the Nazi security police kept its headquarters here...
from 20 October to 11 November 1941, then in Grini concentration camp until 21 November, then Møllergata 19 until 6 February 1942. He was then transferred to Ullevål Hospital
Ullevål University Hospital
Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital was opened in 1887. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of the Oslo University Hospital.Ullevål has more than 8,600 employees. 940 of them are doctors and 2,400 nurses. With a total of 1,200 beds Ullevål, admits some 45,000 patients per year and its...
, whence he escaped.