Westye Parr Egeberg
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Westye Parr Egeberg was a Norwegian military officer, businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Kristiania
as a son of Ferdinand Julian Egeberg
(1842–1921). He was an uncle of Ferdinand Finne
, nephew of Einar Westye Egeberg, Sr.
, a great-grandson of Westye Egeberg
and a grandnephew of Westye Martinus Egeberg, surgeon Christian Egeberg and composer Fredrikke Egeberg
.
He finished his secondary education in 1896 and studied one year at the Norwegian Military Academy
, earning the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1897. After a stay abroad from 1898 to 1900 he then took the cand.philol. degree in 1903, but continued his military career and became a Premier Lieutenant in 1905 and Captain in 1916. He was the vice president of Norges Forsvarsforening from 1923, having chaired the Kristiania branch from 1921. The vice presidency of this organization had been vacant since the death of Otto Andersen in the early 1920s, because national conventions were seldom held. Egeberg was later the acting president, between the death of Fritjof Nansen in 1930 and the election of new president Carl Gulbranson.
His business career was in the Westye Egeberg & Co, where he was a "member" from 1911 to 1931. He settled at Bogstad Manor
after his marriage to landowner's daughter Nini Wedel-Jarlsberg (1880–1945). They were the last private owners of the manor. The property Bogstad has been owned by Oslo municipality since 1954, and the manor itself was given to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in 1955. Egeberg was also a board member of Glommens Tømmermåling from 1911 to 1916 (chairman 1916) and of Christiania Tømmerdirektion from 1910 (chairman since 1913). He chaired the supervisory council of Glommens Tømmermåling from 1925 to 1927 and was a supervisory council member of Union Co
, Forsikringsselskapet Dovre, Wilhelmsens Rederi, A/S Tankfart I, A/S Tønsberg and Hunsfos Fabrikker
.
He was a member of Aker
municipal council from 1922 to 1928. He was also a board member of the animal protection society Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge from 1911 to 1923. He was active in sports and held the honorary token of the rowing club Christiania RK
.
His daughter Lucy Egeberg (1907) married ship-owner Leif Høegh
(1896–1974) and Karen Egeberg (1911–2007) married landowner Nils Fredrik Nicolai Aall (1911–1981). Egeberg died in February 1959, and was buried in Ullern
.
He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
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 Ferdinand Julian Egeberg
Ferdinand Julian Egeberg
Ferdinand Julian Egeberg was a Norwegian military officer, chamberlain and timber merchant. He is remembered for having founded the sports prize Egebergs Ærespris, which was regarded as the highest achievement in Norwegian sport.-Personal life:Egeberg was born in Moss as the son of merchant Peder...
(1842–1921). He was an uncle of Ferdinand Finne
Ferdinand Finne
Ferdinand Finne was a Norwegian painter, theatre worker and writer. He was costume designer at Nationaltheatret from 1935 to 1938. He is represented in the National Gallery of Norway with several art works. He wrote on art in various newspapers and magazines, and published a number of books. He...
, nephew of Einar Westye Egeberg, Sr.
Einar Westye Egeberg, Sr.
Einar Westye Egeberg, Sr. was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:He was born in Kristiania as a son of Peder Cappelen Egeberg and Hanna Wilhelmine Scheel...
, a great-grandson of Westye Egeberg
Westye Egeberg
Westye Egeberg was a Danish-Norwegian businessperson.He immigrated to Norway in 1786. In 1800 he founded the timber trade company Westye Egeberg & Co in Christiania, which became an important company and was passed on through generations...
and a grandnephew of Westye Martinus Egeberg, surgeon Christian Egeberg and composer Fredrikke Egeberg
Fredrikke Egeberg
Fredrikke Egeberg was a Norwegian pianist and composer.Annichen Fredrikke Sophie Egeberg was born in Christiania of parents Westye Egeberg and Anna Sophie Muus . Her family was wealthy through her father's lumber company, and Egeberg was the youngest of nine children and the only daughter...
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He finished his secondary education in 1896 and studied one year at the Norwegian Military Academy
Norwegian Military Academy
The Norwegian Army Academy was established in 1750. It is the oldest university-level educational institution in Norway, and one of the oldest active military academies in the world. Krigsskolen primarily educates officers for the Norwegian Army. There are separate academies for the Royal...
, earning the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1897. After a stay abroad from 1898 to 1900 he then took the cand.philol. degree in 1903, but continued his military career and became a Premier Lieutenant in 1905 and Captain in 1916. He was the vice president of Norges Forsvarsforening from 1923, having chaired the Kristiania branch from 1921. The vice presidency of this organization had been vacant since the death of Otto Andersen in the early 1920s, because national conventions were seldom held. Egeberg was later the acting president, between the death of Fritjof Nansen in 1930 and the election of new president Carl Gulbranson.
His business career was in the Westye Egeberg & Co, where he was a "member" from 1911 to 1931. He settled at Bogstad Manor
Bogstad
Bogstad is a former estate and now neighborhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway.It has its origin in a farm by the same name, near the lake Bogstadvannet. The farm was owned by several notable people...
after his marriage to landowner's daughter Nini Wedel-Jarlsberg (1880–1945). They were the last private owners of the manor. The property Bogstad has been owned by Oslo municipality since 1954, and the manor itself was given to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in 1955. Egeberg was also a board member of Glommens Tømmermåling from 1911 to 1916 (chairman 1916) and of Christiania Tømmerdirektion from 1910 (chairman since 1913). He chaired the supervisory council of Glommens Tømmermåling from 1925 to 1927 and was a supervisory council member of Union Co
Norske Skog Union
Norske Skog Union was a paper mill located in Skien in Norway. The mill was part of the Norske Skog Corporation and opened in 1873 with the name Union Co. The mill had two paper machines that produced 240,000 tonnes of newsprint and book paper. It was closed down in 2006.-History:In 1872 Ulrik...
, Forsikringsselskapet Dovre, Wilhelmsens Rederi, A/S Tankfart I, A/S Tønsberg and Hunsfos Fabrikker
Hunsfos Fabrikker
Hunsfos Fabrikker is a paper factory and former company in Vennesla.It was founded in 1886 as a takeover of the facilities of Otterelvens Papirfabrik, founded 1873 but later liquidated. It has harnessed the hydropower in the river Otra, and in 1926 it established a power plant at the waterfall...
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He was a member of Aker
Aker, Norway
Aker is a former municipality in Akershus, which lends its name to a municipality and a county in Norway. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church...
municipal council from 1922 to 1928. He was also a board member of the animal protection society Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge from 1911 to 1923. He was active in sports and held the honorary token of the rowing club Christiania RK
Christiania RK
Christiania Roklub is a rowing club from Oslo, Norway.Established in 1878, it is based in Frognerkilen in the Oslofjord, not far from Skarpsno...
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His daughter Lucy Egeberg (1907) married ship-owner Leif Høegh
Leif Høegh
Leif Høegh Norwegian shipowner. Founded Leif Höegh & Co in 1927. Høegh ordered his first ship in 1927 and developed an enterprise with a leading position in the global maritime transportation sector...
(1896–1974) and Karen Egeberg (1911–2007) married landowner Nils Fredrik Nicolai Aall (1911–1981). Egeberg died in February 1959, and was buried in Ullern
Ullern
Ullern is an affluent borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.- History :The borough has its name from an old farm, Norse Ullarin. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is vin, meaning pasture or meadow. In Medieval times, the farm belonged to the...
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