Hans Schikkelstad
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Hans Hansen Schikkelstad (1789 - 1843) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt
. He served only one term.
He originally worked as a farmer. In 1832 he had started the company Brusveen Spiger og Ståltrådfabrikk in Vardal
. The factory produced wire and nails. In 1843 the company was taken over by his son-in-law Ole Mustad, who changed the name of the company to O. Mustad, and gradually expanded into other fields. When his son Hans Mustad became co-owner in 1874, the name of the company was changed to O. Mustad & Søn.
Hans Schikkelstad was also a great-grandfather of Sigbjørn Mustad, and thus grandfather of Kristian Mauritz Mustad
. Both these people became members of Parliament.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
. He served only one term.
He originally worked as a farmer. In 1832 he had started the company Brusveen Spiger og Ståltrådfabrikk in Vardal
Vardal
Vardal is a former municipality in Oppland county, Norway.It was created in 1837 as Vardal formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,921...
. The factory produced wire and nails. In 1843 the company was taken over by his son-in-law Ole Mustad, who changed the name of the company to O. Mustad, and gradually expanded into other fields. When his son Hans Mustad became co-owner in 1874, the name of the company was changed to O. Mustad & Søn.
Hans Schikkelstad was also a great-grandfather of Sigbjørn Mustad, and thus grandfather of Kristian Mauritz Mustad
Kristian Mauritz Mustad
Kristian Mauritz Mustad was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1883, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt. He was re-elected in 1886, 1889 and 1892....
. Both these people became members of Parliament.