Fredrik Herman Gade (12 August 1871 – 20 February 1943) was a

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attorney, elected official, diplomat and ambassador.

Biography

Fredrik Herman Gade was born at

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near Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of

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consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

Gerhard Gade (1834–1909) and his American-born wife Helen Allyne. He was a brother of

John Allyne Gade John Allyne Gade (10 February 1875 – 16 August 1955) was an American architect, naval officer, diplomat, investment banker and author. Background John Gade was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts as the son of Gerhard Gade (1834–1909) of Chr ...

, a nephew of Fredrik Georg Gade, Sr and a first cousin of Herman Gerhard Gade and Fredrik Georg Gade, Jr. Jon Gunnar Arntzen
''Gade''
Store norske leksikon After growing up in Norway he emigrated to the

in 1888. In 1889 he entered

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. He graduated with a

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degree in 1892 and a

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degree in 1895. He practiced law in

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from 1895 to 1900. In May 1897 he married American citizen Alice Garfield King (1871-1938), daughter of Charles B. King and Ella Garfield King. They settled in

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, where Gade served as mayor for four terms (1903-1906 & 1909-1910). Following the

Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 The dissolution of the union ( nb, unionsoppløsningen; nn, unionsoppløysinga; Landsmål: ''unionsuppløysingi''; sv, unionsupplösningen) between the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden under the House of Bernadotte, was set in motion by a resolut ...

, Norway became responsible for conducting its own foreign policy. Gade was made Norwegian consul in

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the next year. He returned to Norway in 1910 to work for

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, but did not get his citizenship back until after a two-year stay. This caused a mild controversy, known as the "Gade case". In 1912 he was hired in the Norwegian foreign service. From 1918 he was stationed in

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, the first year as acting

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, then as minister (ambassador) and consul-general. He died in 1943 in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gade, Fredrik Herman 1871 births 1943 deaths Norwegian emigrants to the United States Harvard Law School alumni People from Lake Forest, Illinois Mayors of places in Illinois Ambassadors of Norway to Brazil