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