Personal life

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

In 1879 he married Marie Ringdal (1850-1923) from Drammen

Drammen

Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

. They had one son, born in 1881.

Career

He worked in the police sergeant's office in Våle

Våle

Våle is a village in Re municipality, and former municipality, in Vestfold county, Norway. Våle is a rural, agricultural area, with Kirkevoll/Brekkeåsen, Rånerudåsen, Svinevoll, Sørby and Gretteåsen as more dense housing areas. The administrative centre was Sørby.The parish of Vaale was...

 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. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1900, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Larviks Amt

Vestfold

is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

. 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.

In 1903 he moved from Ramnes to Barkåker

Barkåker

Barkåker is a village in the municipality of Tønsberg, Norway. Its population is 1,374....

 in Sem

Sem, Norway

Sem is a village in Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway.Sem was a former municipality in Vestfold. The parish of Sæm was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 3,590. On 1 January 1965 the district Stang with 126...

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.