Lars Otto Roll Grundt

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Lars Otto Roll Grundt
Lars Otto Roll Grundt (1843–1907)
Governor of Nordre Trondhjem
In office
1884–1894
Preceded byCarsten Smith
Succeeded byOle Anton Qvam
Governor of Søndre Trondhjem
In office
1894–1907
Preceded byCarl Frederik Motzfeldt
Succeeded byHarald Bothner
Personal details
Born(1843-04-15)15 April 1843
Moss, Norway
Died24 July 1907(1907-07-24) (aged 64)
Saxony
CitizenshipNorway
ProfessionPolitician

Lars Otto Roll Grundt (1843–1907) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. He served as the County Governor of Nordre Trondhjems county from 1884 until 1894 and as the County Governor of Søndre Trondhjems county from 1894 until his death in 1907.[1]

He took his Examen artium at the Christiania Cathedral School in 1859, then got his cand.jur. degree in 1864. He worked as a clerk at the Supreme Court of Norway from 1864 to 1865. Next, he worked in the local government offices in Hamar from 1865 to 1867. He then worked for the Ministry of Justice, starting as a secretary and working his way up to the chief of staff during the period from 1867 to 1884. After that, he began serving as a County Governor from 1884 until his death in 1907, first in Nordre Trondhjems county, then in the neighboring Søndre Trondhjems county.[2]

He was appointed knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1887 and on 21 January 1895, he was promoted to commander of the 1st class of the Order of St. Olav. He was married to Signe Kyhn, daughter of the County Governor of Hedmark, Ludvig R. Kyhn.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Grundt, Lars Otto Roll" (in Norwegian). SteinkjerLeksikonet. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
Government offices
Preceded by County Governor of Nordre Trondhjems amt
1884–1894
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Søndre Trondhjems amt
1894–1907
Succeeded by