Ragnhild Rød, née Ragnhild Gunnerson Welhaven (22 August 1884 – ??) was a

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politician for the

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. She was born in

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as a son of clergyman Sven Rudolf Gunnerson (1844–1904) and Elise Margrethe Cammermeyer Welhaven (1850–1936). Her father had americanized his name from Gundersen to Gunnerson, while working as a theologian in the United States. Her maternal grandmother was Anthone Johanne Holmboe, a daughter of Michael Wide Holmboe. As such Ragnhild Rød was a great-great-granddaughter of Jens Holmboe. Her maternal grandfather was Johan Ernst Welhaven, Jr. (1818–1883), a brother of Maren, Elisabeth and

Johan Sebastian Welhaven Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven (22 December 1807 – 21 October 1873) was a Norwegian author, poet, critic, and art theorist. He has been considered "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature." Background Johan Welhaven was born ...

. Ragnhild Rød was a second cousin of her father's cousin's daughter

Sigri Welhaven Sigri Welhaven (4 May 1894 – 20 December 1991) was a Norwegian artist and sculptor. Biography Welhaven was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Hjalmar Welhaven (1850–1922) and Margrethe Backer (1851–1940), ...

. Rød was a member of

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city council from 1931 to 1940, and also after the Second World War. She was a member of the school board from 1926 to 1928 and 1932 to 1938, and of the cinematographer's board from 1938 to 1940 and after the war. She was a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the

Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties The Market towns of Østfold and Akershus counties ( no, Kjøpstedene i Østfold og Akershus fylker) was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns ( no, kjøpsteder) of Fredrikstad, Halden (until 1928 ...

during the term 1937–1945, and met briefly in the place of Robert Rafn.

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