Carl Sigurd Winther (6 October 1887 – 22 December 1962) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the

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. He was born in Fredrikshald as a son of businessperson Christian Winther (1859–1939) and Anna Høstgaard (1859–1931). He took the middle school exam in 1903, and also had training as a petty officer. He started his career in his father's factory, and took over the factory in 1918. He was a member of Sarpsborg city council from 1922. From 1923 to 1931 he chaired the local party chapter. He was a deputy representative to the

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from the

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during the term 1937–1945, and met regularly for

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in 1938 and 1939. He was a board member of the

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from 1922 to 1925, and chaired the sports club TIL National after the Second World War. During the war he enrolled in the Norwegian forces during the Norwegian Campaign. After the Norwegian forces lost the campaign, he joined the Norwegian resistance movement. He came close to being apprehended and had to flee to

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on 29 January 1945. He died in December 1962 and is buried in Sarpsborg.

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1887 births 1962 deaths People from Sarpsborg 20th-century Norwegian businesspeople Østfold politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian resistance members Norwegian expatriates in Sweden {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub