Carl August Gulbranson
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Carl August Gulbranson was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.
as a son of merchant and forest owner Hans Gulbranson
and his second wife Helene Andersen. His half-sister Claudine married Jørgen Meinich
. In June 1862 in Kongsvinger
he married Minda Ramm Juell from Sogndal
. She was a daughter of Fredrik Christian Juell, mayor of Sogndal from 1842 to 1851.
In 1861 he became a partner in his father's timber business, and when his father died in 1868 he became co-owner together with his brother. In the 1870s he bought his brother's share in the company. He also bought large areas of land in Namdalen
and Enebakk
. He died in Enebakk in July 1910.
He was against parliamentarism and was at times a political ally of King Oscar II
. His organizational platform was the November Association, founded in 1880. In 1882 he was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Kristiania, Hønefos og Kongsvinger, but he never met in Parliament. He participated in creating an alternative draft of the Norwegian Constitution, but it was not accepted by any parliamentary politician. Gulbranson also contributed to the November Association's publication Budstikken, but both the association and Budstikken were dissolved in 1887. He was then less active in politics, but issued the pro-royalist pamphlet Kongemagtens Stilling in 1898.
Personal life
He was born in KristianiaOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
as a son of merchant and forest owner Hans Gulbranson
Hans Gulbranson
Hans Gulbranson was a Norwegian businessperson.He hailed from Modum. He was a wholesaler in Christiania, and was one of the wealthiest persons in Norway's capital. He is best known as a founder of Nydalens Compagnie in 1845 together with Adam Hiorth, Ole Gjerdrum and Oluf N. Roll. Gulbranson was...
and his second wife Helene Andersen. His half-sister Claudine married Jørgen Meinich
Jørgen Meinich
Jørgen Meinich was a Norwegian industrialist. He was born in Søndre Land. He was a pioneer in the development of the Norwegian wood processing industry and the use of hydropower in the industry...
. In June 1862 in Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger
is a town and is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger....
he married Minda Ramm Juell from Sogndal
Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other main villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, and Fjærland...
. She was a daughter of Fredrik Christian Juell, mayor of Sogndal from 1842 to 1851.
Career
He finished his secondary education in 1848 and graduated from university with the cand.jur. degree in 1854. After two years in England and France, he worked as a jurist until 1861. He reached as high as being acting district stipendiary magistrate.In 1861 he became a partner in his father's timber business, and when his father died in 1868 he became co-owner together with his brother. In the 1870s he bought his brother's share in the company. He also bought large areas of land in Namdalen
Namdalen
Namdalen is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Namdalseid, Flatanger, Lierne, Leka, Namsskogan, and Vikna, all in Nord-Trøndelag county. The district has two towns: Kolvereid and Namsos...
and Enebakk
Enebakk
Enebakk is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkebygda....
. He died in Enebakk in July 1910.
He was against parliamentarism and was at times a political ally of King Oscar II
Oscar II of Sweden
Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...
. His organizational platform was the November Association, founded in 1880. In 1882 he was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Kristiania, Hønefos og Kongsvinger, but he never met in Parliament. He participated in creating an alternative draft of the Norwegian Constitution, but it was not accepted by any parliamentary politician. Gulbranson also contributed to the November Association's publication Budstikken, but both the association and Budstikken were dissolved in 1887. He was then less active in politics, but issued the pro-royalist pamphlet Kongemagtens Stilling in 1898.