Halfdan Magnus Mustad (9 June 1874 – 21 January 1967) was a Norwegian businessman. He was born in

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as the son of

Hans Mustad Hans Mustad (26 January 1837 – 27 February 1918) was a Norwegian businessperson. He was instrumental in shaping the company O. Mustad & Søn. Mustad was born in Vardal as the son of Ole Hovelsen Mustad. He was a brother of Kristian Mauri ...

and Marie Heyerdahl.Genealogy for Halfdan Magnus Mustad
/ref> On the maternal side he was a great-grandson of Hieronymus Heyerdahl, and on the paternal side he was a grandson of Ole Hovelsen Mustad, great-grandson of

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, nephew of Kristian Mauritz Mustad and cousin of Sigbjørn Mustad. Halfdan Magnus Mustad married Edle Smith in 1899, and the couple had several children. They settled at

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. Together with his four brothers, he joined his father as co-owner of the company O. Mustad & Søn in 1905. The company had been passed from his great-grandfather through the generations, and grown significantly since its beginnings in Vardal. In 1875, the company had expanded with a new factory at

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in Kristiania, followed in 1889 by a foundry at the same place as well as a new margarine factory. In addition, the company expanded abroad.History
- Mustad Eiendom When Hans Mustad died in 1918, his sons inherited the largest industrial company in Norway, with 2,000 domestic employees as well as several factories abroad. The expansion continued after 1918, and the company eventually became the world's largest producer of fish hooks. Despite the ownership change, the name O. Mustad & Søn was kept. For his work, Mustad was decorated with the

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in 1936, but he left as co-owner in 1959. After his death, O. Mustad & Søn was converted to a

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(1970) and split into different branches (1977 and 1997).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mustad, Halfdan Magnus 1874 births 1967 deaths Norwegian businesspeople People from Gjøvik People from Bærum