Carl Sigurd Winther
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Carl Sigurd Winther was a Norwegian
businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Fredrikshald
as a son of businessperson Christian Winther (1859–1939) and Anna Høstgaard (1859–1931). He took the middle school exam in 1903, and also had training as a petty officer
. He started his career in his father's factory, and took over the factory in 1918.
He was a member of Sarpsborg
city council from 1922. From 1923 to 1931 he chaired the local party chapter. He was a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties
during the term 1937–1945, and met regularly for Robert Rafn
in 1938 and 1939.
He was a board member of the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation from 1922 to 1925, and chaired the sports club TIL National after the Second World War. During the war he enrolled in the Norwegian forces during the Norwegian Campaign
. After the Norwegian forces lost the campaign, he joined the Norwegian resistance movement
. He came close to being apprehended and had to flee to Sweden on 29 January 1945. He died in December 1962 and is buried in Sarpsborg.
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...
businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Fredrikshald
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
as a son of businessperson Christian Winther (1859–1939) and Anna Høstgaard (1859–1931). He took the middle school exam in 1903, and also had training as a petty officer
Petty Officer
A petty officer is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotion OR-6. They are equal in rank to sergeant, British Army and Royal Air Force. A Petty Officer is superior in rank to Leading Rate and subordinate to Chief Petty Officer, in the case of the British Armed...
. He started his career in his father's factory, and took over the factory in 1918.
He was a member of Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...
city council from 1922. From 1923 to 1931 he chaired the local party chapter. He was a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties
Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties
The Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Fredrikstad, Halden , Moss and Sarpsborg in Østfold county and Drøbak in Akershus county.The district was established ahead of the Norwegian...
during the term 1937–1945, and met regularly for Robert Rafn
Robert Rafn
Robert Rafn was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Porsgrund as a son of shipmaster Hans Christian Rafn and Hanna Annette Halvorsen . He took technical education in Norway in 1895, and graduated in 1898 from Technicum Mittweida. From 1899 to 1905...
in 1938 and 1939.
He was a board member of the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation from 1922 to 1925, and chaired the sports club TIL National after the Second World War. During the war he enrolled in the Norwegian forces during the Norwegian Campaign
Norwegian Campaign
The Norwegian Campaign was a military campaign that was fought in Norway during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany, after the latter's invasion of the country. In April 1940, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force...
. After the Norwegian forces lost the campaign, he joined the Norwegian resistance movement
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:...
. He came close to being apprehended and had to flee to Sweden on 29 January 1945. He died in December 1962 and is buried in Sarpsborg.