Nils Christian Irgens, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian military officer and politician
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About Nils Christian Irgens
- Nils Christian Irgens (10 October 1811 – 25 April 1878) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in Sogndal as the son of Lars Johannes Irgens, founding father of the Norwegian Constitution.
- Nils Christian Irgens became a military officer in 1830, and advanced in the ranks, becoming colonel in 1861.
- In 1863 he became major general.
- He held this post until 1868.
- He chaired Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug from 1864 to 1867.On 3 April 1868 Irgens was appointed Minister of Defence.
- He held this post until 1 February 1872, when he was appointed a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm.
- On 27 May 1872 he left due to the statsrĂĄdssak.Irgens was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1865, and was a member of the board of Hovedbanen.
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