Wilhelm Aarstad (15 January 1854 – May 1933) was a Norwegian politician for the

Liberal Left Party The Free-minded Liberal Party ( no, Frisinnede Venstre) was a political party in Norway founded in 1909 by the conservative-liberal faction of the Liberal Party. The party cooperated closely with the Conservative Party and participated in severa ...

. He was born at Aarstad in Egersund as a son of farmers. He was a first cousin of

Søren Tobias Årstad Søren Tobias Årstad (2 June 1861 – 11 January 1928) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party. He was mayor of Stavanger from 1891 to 1892, and a member of the Storting from 1897 to 1900. A member of the cabinet Steen, he ...

, and moved to

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to be a merchant like Søren's side of the family. He was elected to Stavanger city council, and in

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to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

as a deputy representative. He was the running mate of

Jonas Schanche Kielland Jonas Schanche Kielland (11 July 1791 – 3 July 1852) was a Norwegian consul and politician, particularly associated with Stavanger. Family Jonas Schanche Kielland was a member of the prominent Stavanger family of Kielland. He was born in Stav ...

, and met in his place in parliamentary session in both 1911 and 1912. Aarstad died in Stavanger in May 1933, 79 years old.

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1854 births 1933 deaths People from Egersund Norwegian businesspeople Free-minded Liberal Party politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Politicians from Stavanger Deputy members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub