Thomas Thomassen Heftye

Thomas Thomassen Heftye (born April 10, 1860 in Vestre Aker , Norway , † September 19, 1921 in Trondheim , Norway) was a Norwegian officer and politician of the Liberals ( Venstre ). He served twice as Secretary of Defense for several months in 1903 and 1908.

Life

Heftye was a graduate of the Military Academy " Krigsskolen " of the Norwegian Army in Oslo . From 1900 to 1902 he served as a military attaché in Paris for the Norwegian-Swedish Union .

He was a member of the Interallied Voting Commission for Schleswig (CIS) during the referendum (1920) under the Versailles Treaty . The CIS consisted of the British President Sir Charles Marling , the French Paul Claudel and the Swede Oscar von Sydow . Another seat was available to the United States but was not occupied.

He was also a member of the Norwegian Olympic Committee and also a member of the International Olympic Committee .

Heftye was killed in 1921 with several prominent Norwegians in the Nidareid railway accident one day after the opening ceremony of a railway section.

Honors

Knight of the Legion of Honor of the “Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur” class (Ch. LH), France
Knight of the Dannebrogden of the class "Commander", Denmark
Knight of the St. Olav Order of the "Grand Cross" class, Norway

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Heftye, Thomas Thomassen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian officer and politician, Minister of Defense (1903 and 1908)
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vestre Aker , Norway
DATE OF DEATH	September 19, 1921
Place of death	Trondheim , Norway

[1] Institute for Schleswig-Holstein Contemporary and Regional History: The National Contrast, Volume 4 of Sources on the History of the German-Danish Border Region , Institute for Regional Research and Information in the German Border Association, 2001, p.176, 183.

[2] Sarah Wambaugh: Plebiscites since the world war: with a collection of official documents , Volume 2, Carnegie endowment for international peace, 1933, p.44. (English)