Christian Homann Schweigaard

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Christian Schweigaard

Christian Homann Schweigaard (born October 14, 1838 in Christiania ; † March 24, 1899 ibid) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician .

His parents were Professor Anton Martin Schweigaard (1808-1870) and his wife Caroline Magnine Homann (1814-1870). On May 23, 1867 he married Thea Meyer (March 22, 1846– January 2, 1922), daughter of the wholesaler Thorvald Meyer (1818–1909) and his wife Annichen Mathea (“Thea”) Tofte (1820–1900) in Christiania.

Schweigaard grew up in Christiania. After the examen artium 1855 as a preseterist he studied law. In 1860 he passed the state examination in law. Then he was an assistant lawyer in the office of his uncle PJ Homann, studied for a year in London and Paris and in 1863 became a lawyer at the Supreme Court. A year and a half later, he became a lawyer on the Supreme Court and soon had a large, reputable law firm. From 1873 to 1880 he was a city councilor and from 1879 to 1880 Ordfører of Christiania. He was a member of the royal commission for the enlargement of christianias and in 1877 a member of the parliamentary tax committee and also a member of the railway management.

In the course of the government reshuffle in 1880, Schweigaard became State Councilor and President of the Audit Department. From 1882 to 1883 he was a member of the State Council Department in Stockholm and then Minister of Finance until the government was dissolved by the ruling of the Imperial Court of 1884. While State Minister Selmer was declared forfeited, Schweigaard received only a fine on two counts, the main charge being refusal the countersignature to the State Council Act , did not come into play against him, since he had only entered the government after this conflict. The new government was formed on April 3, 1884 by Schweigaard, but lasted only until May 31, 1884 ("April Ministry"). Because of their perplexity, the government was not taken seriously by the powerful Venstre group in Storting. The draft for the naval budget was voted down, whereupon State Councilor Jacob Lerche resigned. Then two members of the Council of State were supposed to explain in front of the Storting whether Selmer had planned to sit out the verdict of the Imperial Court and, if necessary, to remain in government by force. Apparently there had been such considerations. There was a threat of renewed indictment before the Imperial Court, the king and Swedish public opinion were unreliable, the Høyre divided. This led to the resignation of the Schweigaard government on May 31, 1884, which is why his government is called the "April Ministry".

Schweigaard then resumed his legal practice. He was also re-elected to the city parliament of Christiania and was Ordfører from 1885 to 1888, an office he had already exercised in 1879-80. He was a member of the city parliament until 1894. From 1886 to 1897 he was Stortings delegate for Holmestrand. In Storting he was president of the Odelsting from 1889 to 1897 and chairman of the Høyre party from 1889 to 1891 and also from 1894 to 1895 when Emil Stang led the government. He was also a member of the Norwegian-Swedish Union Committee formed in 1895. In the Høyre party he succeeded as chairman from 1891 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1896. In the Høyre district of Christiania, he was deputy chairman and chairman from 1889 to 1891 from 1889 to 1891.

Christian Schweigaard was neither a fighter nor a leading figure. But his talent for compensation made him Eil Stang's mainstay. In 1880 he became a first class knight of the Order of St. Olav and in 1890 a first class commander. He was also the commander of the Swedish North Star Order .

Remarks

  1. ↑ The "Examen artium" was the regular entrance examination for university, which required knowledge of Latin and Greek. So it corresponded to the Abitur, but was accepted by the university until 1883.
  2. ↑ "Preseterist" was the best attainable grade in the examen artium.
  3. ↑ "Ordfører" was the chief elected officials of the city. He faced the "Borgermester" (mayor) as an official appointed by the king. The Ordfører belonged to the legislative power, the Borgermester to the executive power.
  4. ↑ State Council was the name for some ministers, while others, like the Foreign Minister, were called "ministers".
  5. ↑ "Department" was the name for a ministry. The "Audit Department" performed the tasks of an audit office, but was integrated into the government.
  6. ↑ At the time of the Swedish-Norwegian Union, Norway was co-ruled by Stockholm, but had a great deal of independence. Most of the Norwegian government was based in Christiania. But in order to secure the government from Stockholm, some councilors had to reside in Stockholm to receive instructions from the royal chancellery or countersign royal orders.
  7. ↑ The Reichsgericht was a special court that was exclusively responsible for the misconduct of government members and members of the Supreme Court.
  8. ^ The Minister of State was the head of government, roughly comparable to the Prime Minister.
  9. ^ Entry "Christian Schweigaard" in Norsk biografisk leksikon

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Christian August Selmer 		Prime Minister of Norway
1884
Johan Sverdrup
personal data
SURNAME Schweigaard, Christian Homann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian conservative politician, member of the Storting, mayor of Christiania
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Christiania
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1899
Place of death Christiania