Wilhelm Christian Suhrke
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Wilhelm Christian Suhrke (2 November 1863 – 1950) was a Norwegian architect and politician for the Conservative Party
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He was born in Fredrikshald
as a son of architect Ernst Suhrke and his wife Barthe Svendsen. His father was a German immigrant. Suhrke graduated from Trondhjem Technical School in 1882, and studied at the Polytechnical School of Hanover from 1884 to 1886. He took over his father's company in 1892, and is known for designing buildings such as Halden Arbeidersamfund, his own house Suhrkevillaen and Halden Bad.
Suhrke served as vice consul
for Germany from 1901. He was elected to Fredrikshald city council in 1892, and served for many years, including an unknown period as deputy mayor. He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1904 to 1906 and 1910 to 1912.
Together with Ursula Lorange (1867–1933) he had the daughter Inger Lorange Suhrke, born 1898, who married Finn Støren
in 1919. He died in 1950.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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He was born in Fredrikshald
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
as a son of architect Ernst Suhrke and his wife Barthe Svendsen. His father was a German immigrant. Suhrke graduated from Trondhjem Technical School in 1882, and studied at the Polytechnical School of Hanover from 1884 to 1886. He took over his father's company in 1892, and is known for designing buildings such as Halden Arbeidersamfund, his own house Suhrkevillaen and Halden Bad.
Suhrke served as vice consul
Consul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
for Germany from 1901. He was elected to Fredrikshald city council in 1892, and served for many years, including an unknown period as deputy mayor. He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1904 to 1906 and 1910 to 1912.
Together with Ursula Lorange (1867–1933) he had the daughter Inger Lorange Suhrke, born 1898, who married Finn Støren
Finn Støren
Finn Sofus Støren was a Norwegian businessperson and civil servant for Nasjonal Samling.He was born in Kristiansand as a son of customs officer Petter Johan Nicolay Støren and Elise Christopha Rude . He had a twin brother, was a nephew of Ernest Rude and his father was a cousin of Johan Nicolai...
in 1919. He died in 1950.