Karl Anton Sanderød Explained

Karl Anton Sanderød (21 March 1855 – 1924) was a Norwegian politician.

Personal life

He was born at Røsland as the son of Ole Knutsen Sanderød (1828–1907) and Anne Helene Abrahamsdatter (1830–1908).[1]

In 1879 he married Marie Ringdal (1850–1923) from Drammen. They had one son, born in 1881.[1]

Career

He worked in the police sergeant's office in Våle from 1869 to 1879. From 1876 to 1879 he was also municipal treasurer. He then moved to Ramnes to become a police sergeant. Here, he was a member of the municipal council from 1888 to 1900.[1] He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1900, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Larviks Amt.[2] He had previously been a deputy representative from 1898 to 1900. One of his primary concerns was the establishment of the Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line, which was opened in 1901.[1]

In 1903 he moved from Ramnes to Barkåker in Sem Municipality to work as a police sergeant there. He was a member of the municipal council from 1908 to 1910. He retired in 1920, and died in 1924.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www-bib.hive.no/tekster/sem_slagen/kulturhistorie2_2/lensmenn.html "Lensmenn"
  2. http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12543 Karl Anton Sanderød