He was born in Skien as a son of customs surveyor and politician Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (1827–1899) and his wife Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen (1839–1881). He had several brothers and sisters,Genealogical entry for Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (vestraat.net) including the politician Johan Castberg and violinist
Torgrim Castberg
Torgrim Castberg (8 September 1874 – 17 June 1928) was a Norwegian violinist.
Personal life
Torgrim Castberg was born in Skien as the son of customs surveyor and politician Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (1827–1899) and his wife Hanna Magda ...
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Through Johan he was an uncle of law professor Frede Castberg, and through Torgrim he was an uncle of illustrator
Johan Christian Castberg
Johan Christian Castberg (1 February 1911 – 1988) was a Norwegian illustrator and painter.
He was born in Bergen to Ida Anker and Torgrim Castberg, and was married twice, to Fredrikke Mustad, and to the pianist Ingrid Kjellstrøm.
In the 1 ...
. He was a first cousin of sculptor
Oscar Ambrosius Castberg
Oscar Ambrosius Castberg (30 September 1846 – 18 June 1917) was a Norwegian painter and sculptor.
Bkiography
He was born at Bygland in Aust-Agder, Norway . His father, physician Tycho Fredrik Edvard Castberg, was the oldest living son of pri ...
, and his paternal grandfather Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was a priest and politician. On the maternal side he was a grandson 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 nephew 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,finished his secondary education in 1894 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the
cand.jur.
Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries.
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degree in 1900. He settled in
Gjøvik
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
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as an attorney in 1901, and was a
public defender
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders, including the UK, Hungary and Singapore, ...
from 1918. He chaired the regional branch of the
Norwegian Bar Association
The Norwegian Bar Association ( no, Den Norske Advokatforening) is an association of Norwegian lawyers. It was established in 1908 as , and assumed its current name from 1965. As of 2008 the association had about 7,000 members. Among its publicati ...
from 1926 to 1936.
Castberg was known as a politician. As a member of Gjøvik city council from 1908 to 1940 he served as mayor in 1908 and from 1910 to 1916. He was a member of Gjøvik school board and the Dovre Line supervisory committee. In business and industry, he was a board member of
Gjøvik Støperi & Mekaniske Verksted
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
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from 1927,
Hunton Bruk Hunton, as a person, may refer to:
*Addie Waites Hunton (1866–1943), American suffragist, race and gender activist, and educator
*Emma Hunton (born 1991), American musical theatre actress ('' Spring Awakening'', ''Next to Normal'', ''RENT'', ''Wi ...