1. Edvard Apolloniussen Liljedahl was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
19 Facts About Edvard Liljedahl
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Edvard Liljedahl was born to Apollonius Liljedahl and Britha Olsdotter Hopperstad in 1845.
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Edvard Liljedahl received his degree from the Balestrand Teacher's School in 1864 and another from the Stord Seminary in 1866.
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Edvard Liljedahl worked as an office clerk for a justice of the peace.
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Edvard Liljedahl then went on to become a member of the cabinet in Stockholm from 6 March 1889, until 13 July 1889.
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Edvard Liljedahl later became postmaster in Aalesund in 1891, and then Bergen in 1901.
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Edvard Liljedahl cleared the land himself during his time as a parish clerk and a member of parliament, and rented it out when he lived in Alesund and Bergen.
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Edvard Liljedahl had to build a farmhouse, cow barn, and a stall.
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Edvard Liljedahl cultivated more land in Havnen and planted a large number of fruit trees of which, about half were pear and the rest were apple and cherry.
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Edvard Liljedahl then purchased the Spjelkavik farm, which was a large farm with several cottages, many forests, and mountain bodies of water.
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Edvard Liljedahl started fisheries in many lakes in Sogn and in Uldalsvatn.
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Edvard Liljedahl founded the Spjelkavik yarn and fishnet factory, which grew to be a large business that contributed to the construction of many buildings and homes in the area.
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Edvard Liljedahl was a member of Borgund's town council and Alesund's city council.
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Edvard Liljedahl was a member of the school board in 1884 and the clergy salary board, and he enforced laws in Romsdal county.
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Edvard Liljedahl was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in 1889, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs in the Bratlie cabinet from 1912 to 1913.
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Edvard Liljedahl wrote many songs, one of which is printed in Nordahl Rolfsen's school books.
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Edvard Liljedahl wrote a newspaper column in the local press about people.
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Edvard Liljedahl carried out his parish clerk duties in an honourable way which left a valuable impression.
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Edvard Liljedahl was a Commander of the Order of St Olav, a Grand Cross of Legion of Honour, and a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star.