Fredrik Frodesen Sand (24 January 1846 – 1919) was a Norwegian shipmaster, farmer and politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party.

Early life

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He was born in Strømm. His father was a maritime pilot in the area between Strømm to Rødtangen [no], and F. F. Sand took the shipmaster's exam in Drammen in 1866. Sand sailed for several years before moving to the United States. Here, he sailed for a few years on "the lakes", before venturing to Texas where he was a railroad contractor and foreman.[1]

Career

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In 1878 he moved back to Norway, purchasing Imhjelt in Skoger Municipality. He was a savings bank director and served 27 years on the municipal council, including 6 years as mayor.[1]

Sand was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the single-member constituency in 1906 and 1909.[1] The first time, he fielded as a Coalition Party candidate for a joint ticket with the Liberal Party, being the running mate of Sven Aarrestad. In 1909, Sand had joined the new Liberal Left Party and ran on a joint ticket of the Conservative and Liberal Left parties with Hans Kristian Kaldager as the main candidate.[2][3] Sand met in parliamentary session for considerable parts of the first term.[1]

Personal life

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Sand was married twice.[1] He died in 1919.[4] He should not be confused with district physician Fredrik Sand who died in 1919 as well.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Lindstøl, Tallak (1914). Biografier L-Ø. Stortinget og statsraadet 1814-1914 (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. p. 556.
  2. ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. V. 49. Stortingsvalget 1906" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
  3. ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. V. 128. Stortingsvalget 1909" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
  4. ^ "Dødsfald i Skoger". Jarlsberg og Larviks Amtstidende (in Norwegian). 10 November 1919. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Dødsfald". Vestfold Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 12 March 1919. p. 2.