Ivar Petterson Tveiten

Ivar Petterson Tveiten

Ivar Petterson Tveiten (18 December 1850 – 17 April 1934) was the Norwegian teacher and elected official who served as President of the Norwegian Parliament. [1] [2]

Biography

Tveiten was born in the parish of Fyresdal in Telemark, Norway. He was the son of Petter Veum (1811-89) and Tone Lislestog (1827-53). He graduated from the Kviteseid School (Kviteseid Seminar) in 1868. He served as a teacher from 1868-1883. In 1875, he acquired the farm Tveiten Vestre in Liegrend (Tveiten vestre Gnr. 88/2).[3] [4]

He was elected to Parliament as a representative of Bratsberg amt (now Telemark) from 1903-1924. He was Vice President 1916, President 1917-1920 and Chairman of the Presidency in 1920. [5]

Tveiten was made a member of the Order of St. Olav Order in 1914. He died during 1934 and was buried in the cemetery at Veum Church in Fyresdal. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Knut Dørum. "Ivar Petterson Tveiten". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ivar Tveiten". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tveiten vestre, Fyresdal herad, Telemark". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Dag Aanderaa. "Ivar Tveiten". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Norweigen Ministry of Education and Research - Councillor of State". Norway's Governments since 1814. Government Administration Services. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Veum kyrkje (Fyresdal)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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