Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (13 October 1827 – 8 December 1899) was a
Norwegian
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politician. Spending his professional life as a customs surveyor, he was mayor of the cities Brevik and
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, and served three terms in the
Norwegian Parliament
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. He also founded the newspaper ''
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'', and was editor-in-chief for many years.
Personal life
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg was born in
Fredrikstad
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as the son of priest and politician
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg (22 July 1794 – 10 June 1858) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Personal life
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was born in Bergen as the son of Tycho Didrich Castberg (1755–1801) and his wife Helene Margaretha ...
(1794–1858) and his wife Anne Margrethe Zimmer Henchel (1764–1830).Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg genealogy (vestraat.net) He had several brothers and sisters.
In 1858 he married Hanna Magdalena Frisak Ebbesen (1794–1858), daughter of
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen (11 December 1812 – 16 July 1887) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen was born in Fredrikstad as the son of Hans Christian Ebbesen (1774–1858) and Abigael Marie Bing (1785– ...
and sister of
Just Bing Ebbesen
Just Bing Ebbesen (17 April 1847 – 24 May 1929) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Just Bing Ebbesen was the son of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, Their son
Johan Johan
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became one of the most influential politicians in Norway, and their son Torgrim was a noted violinist. Through Johan, Johan Christian was the grandfather of professor
Frede Castberg
Frede Castberg (4 July 1893 – 4 November 1977) was a Norwegian jurist. The son of Johan Castberg, he served as professor and rector at the University of Oslo as well as president of The Hague Academy of International Law.
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Fre ...
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Following the death of his wife in 1881, Johan Christian was married for a second time in 1887, to Olga Elvira Scheen (1853–1930).Slekten Castberg gjennem 300 år , by A. St. Castberg.
Career
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg enrolled as a student in 1846, and graduated as
cand.jur.
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in 1850. He worked as an attorney in
Sandefjord
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, before his appointment as a customs surveyor in Brevik in 1856. He was promoted to head customs surveyor in 1866, and also served as mayor.
In 1871 he was hired as head customs surveyor in
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. He was elected to the city council the next year, and later served as both deputy mayor and mayor. He was also elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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in 1877, 1880 and 1886, representing his city. He belonged to the
Liberal Party
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,Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) which had been founded in 1884. There were tensions in the Liberal Party in the late 1880s, culminating in the breakaway by their right wing in 1889 to found the
Moderate Liberal Party
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. Castberg, on the other hand, was among the most radical members.
Castberg was also among the founders of the newspaper ''Varden''. He was its first editor-in-chief, having this position from 1 January 1875 to September 1884. ''Varden'' still exists, but its Liberal Party allegiance was scrapped in 1953.Brief history of ''Varden'' - ''Varden'' official site
In 1887 he was hired as customs surveyor in
Trondhjem
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. He died in that city in 1899, from a
stroke
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