Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg (21 June 1888 – 4 January 1975) was a Norwegian military officer and farmer. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Colonel Christian Juell Sandberg (1858–1944) and Inga Giertsen (1861–1936). He was a paternal grandson of Ole Rømer Sandberg, and thus a great-grandson of priest Christian Juell Sandberg, great-grandnephew of

Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg (21 July 1900 – 26 August 1985) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party. He chaired the Norwegian Agrarian Association from 1951 to 1955 and was a member of Parliament from 1957 to 1965. Personal ...

(1811–1883), nephew of

(1865–1925) and first cousin of

(1900–1985). He

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his secondary education in 1906 and graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy in 1909 and the

Norwegian Military College The Norwegian Military College ( no, Den militære høyskole) was a military educational institution in Norway. It was established on 16 February 1817, with headquarters at Akershus Fortress. It was originally meant for artillery and engineer off ...

in 1911. From 1916 to 1918 he was an inspector at the Military Academy. He reached the rank of ''Rittmester'' (of the

cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

) in 1919 and Major in 1934. He settled at

Storhamar Storhamar is a neighborhood of Hamar, Norway, west of the town center and formerly in the municipality Vang, Hedmark, Vang. It is the location of the distillery Arcus AS, Arcus, the national lottery Norsk Tipping and the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre ...

farm where he bred cattle, and also owned the farm Freberg in Furnes. He was known locally as "the Major at Storhamar". He had high business positions as deputy chair of Vinmonopolet from 1930 to 1932 and chair of

Hamar Slagteri Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest la ...

, Hedemarken Potetmelfabrikk and the Association for Norwegian Red-and-White Breeding. He chaired the supervisory council of Ganger Rolf and Jelølinjen. He died on January 4, 1975.

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