Wilhelm Hansen Færden (2 December 1852 – 14 October 1923) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in Christiania as a son of captain Anders Olsen Færden and Sofie Marthine Hansen. He was a nephew of Olaus Færden, brother of Anders Færden and first cousin once removed of Michael Færden. In October 1877 in Berg, Østfold he married Ragna D. Sørensen (1854–1916). He attended school in Ringerike, then Nissen's School in Christiania. He attended the Norwegian Military Academy from 1868 to 1872, and also graduated from 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 1875. He studied chemistry at the Royal Frederick University from 1880 to 1883. He reached the ranks of captain in January 1889, lieutenant colonel in April 1900 and colonel in January 1911. He was the director of Statens Krudtverk at Skar from 1889 to 1897, leader of the ''1st Line Battery'' from 1897 to 1911, leader of the ''1st Field Artillery Regiment'' from 1911 to December 1917; and also manager of the field artillery shooting school from 1913 to 1917. Skar is in

Maridalen Maridalen is a valley situated just north of Oslo, Norway, just above the suburb of Kjelsås. Considering that Maridalen is within the Oslo city limits, Maridalen has a very low population density. The valley consists of forests, lakes and agricu ...

, which was located in

Aker Aker may refer to: Places * Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Br ...

at the time (now in Oslo). Færden was a member of Aker school board from 1893 to 1901, arbitrator ( no, forlikskommissær) from 1901 to 1903, and municipal council member from 1895. He served as mayor from 1897 to 1901. He was a deputy member of 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 ...

from 1895 to 1897 and a board member in Statens metalcentral from 1918 to 1920. When he died in Kristiania in October 1923, he was the Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons.

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