Halvor Midtbø (1883, Holt, Aust-Agder – January 1985) was a Norwegian priest and temperance activist. He was a member of the central committee of the International Federation of the Blue Cross for 32 years. He chaired the Norwegian branch of the Blue Cross from 1936 to 1960, and became an honorary member. He was born in

Holt Holt or holte may refer to: Natural world *Holt (den), an otter den * Holt, an area of woodland Places Australia * Holt, Australian Capital Territory * Division of Holt, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Vic ...

. He attended the Norwegian Military Academy before enrolling in theology studies, graduating with the

cand.theol. Candidatus theologiæ (male), Candidata theologiæ (female), abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six-year higher education in theology in Iceland, Denmark, and Norway. In Norway, the title has re ...

degree in 1908. He spent his professional career as a priest; he worked in Philadelphia from 1912 to 1920, was vicar in

Glemmen Glemmen is a parish and former municipality with the city of Fredrikstad, Østfold county, Norway. History The parish of ''Glemminge'' was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). A part of Glemmen with 2,013 inhabi ...

from 1923 to 1936 and

Torshov Torshov is a neighborhood north of Grünerløkka and Lilleborg in the borough Sagene in Oslo, Norway. Oslo Tramway (''Trikken i Oslo'') provides connections with lines running between Majorstuen and Kjelsås. Vogts gate serves as the main str ...

until 1953. He held the

HM The King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

. He died in 1985, aged 101.

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1883 births 1985 deaths People from Tvedestrand Norwegian Military Academy alumni 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy Norwegian temperance activists Norwegian expatriates in the United States Norwegian centenarians Men centenarians Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit {{Norway-reli-bio-stub