Halvor Bachke Guldahl
Halvor Bache Guldahl (18 March 1859 – 10 October 1931) was a Norwegian jurist, businessman and County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag.
He was born in the village of Beitstad in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.[1] After graduating in law, he worked at Inderøy District Court. He then started as a solicitor in Steinkjer. He was co-founder of Innherreds Kreditbank in 1887,[1] and was the first bank director.[2] From 1894 to 1902, he managed Ogndalsbruket, an operating company for forestry and related resources in the municipal.[3]
Guldahl was acting county governor from 1898 to 1902, while Ole Anton Qvam was member of Parliament and later government minister.[1] He was appointed county governor again in 1916, and sat until 1927.[4] As county governor, he was one of the leading initiatives to found the county-owned power company Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk and the bus company Fylkesbilene i Nord-Trøndelag. He was Fylkesbilene's first chair.[5]
He died in October 1931 in Oslo. His will left large assets, including a collection of paintings, to Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Stene, Morten (ed.). "Guldahl, Halvor Bachke". Steinkjerleksikonet (in Norwegian). Steinkjer. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ Stene, Morten (ed.). "Indherreds Kreditbank". Steinkjerleksikonet (in Norwegian). Steinkjer. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ "Ogndalsbruket". steinkjerleksikonet.no. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Fylke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ Erlandsen, Arvik (1995). Veglangs på gummisåler (in Norwegian). Steinkjer: Fylkesbilene i Nord-Trøndelag. p. 35. ISBN 82-993618-1-8.