Anne Thommessen

Anne Thommessen, née Dobloug (4 February 1880 – 20 November 1968[1][2]) was a Norwegian politician.

Personal life and education

She was born in Kristiania[3] as a daughter of Mikkel Dobloug (1844–1913) and his wife Susanna, née Baashuus (1851–1931).[4] She finished her secondary education with a private exam at Gjertsen's School in 1897. She later studied philology, but the studies were interrupted because of marriage.[5]

In October 1900 in Kristiania she married Rolf Thommessen.[4] The couple eventually moved to Bærum, first to Ringstabekk. From 1908 they lived in Evje.[3] At Evje farm they had one horse, two cattle, two pigs and 27 chicken.[5] Anne Thommessen's marriage with Rolf Thommessen was dissolved in 1938.[4]

Through this marriage Anne was a daughter-in-law of Ola Thommessen, one of Norway's most important newspaper editors.[4] Anne and Rolf had one adopted daughter and six children of their own; born between 1901 and 1913. The youngest son, Olaf,[5][6] was the father-in-law of Annette Thommessen.[7] Their second youngest daughter Susanna was married to Harald Hals from 1932 to 1945.[8]

Career

Anne Thommessen received political positions already in the 1910s, while it was still uncommon for women to hold such positions. She was a member of Bærum school board from 1917 to 1926,[3] and a member of Bærum municipal council from 1919[9] to 1925.[3] After a hiatus she stood for election again in 1931, and became a deputy council member for the following term.[10]

In 1933 she joined Arbeidsfylkingen, serving as a member of a women's fundraising committee.[11] Arbeidsfylkingen was an organization to combat unemployment, founded in 1932 by Walter Fyrst, who in 1933 became a prominent member of Nasjonal Samling.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Anne Thommessen". Asker og Bærums budstikke. 22 November 1968. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Hist og her". Haugesunds Avis. 23 November 1968. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d ""Det alt overskyggende spørsmål er å få bugdettets ender til å møtes"". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 5 October 1931. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b c d Ottosen, Rune. "Rolf Thommessen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Studentene fra 1897 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl & Søn. 1922. p. 262.
  6. ^ "1910 Census". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  7. ^ Helle, Knut (ed.). "Annette A Thommessen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  8. ^ Boye, Harald. "Harald Hals". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 September 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Kommunestyret i Bærum". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 15 October 1919. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Høire og Bondepartiet erobret 6 av de nye plasser i Østre Bærum". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 28 October 1931. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Fra Fru Fridtjof Nansens Damekomité for Arbeids-Fylkingen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 March 1933. p. 2.
  12. ^ "Arbeidsfylkingen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Walter Fyrst". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2011.


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