Harald Pettersen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harald Pettersen

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1869

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1937

Profession: politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Harald Pettersen

  • Harald Nicolai Pettersen (27 February 1869 – 27 October 1937) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was born in Christiania as a son of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892) and his wife Iverine, née Grorud (1828–1905).
  • One of his brothers, Hjalmar Pettersen, was a noted a librarian and bibliographer.
  • Three other brothers, Gunerius, Axel and Carl, were Harald's business partners.He took his commercial education in England and Germany.
  • In 1895 he inherited the company founded by and named after his father, Gunerius Pettersen.
  • The company was passed down from his mother, and shared between the brothers Harald, Gunerius, Axel and Carl.
  • They soon made important investments and expansions.
  • The building at Storgaten 32 was bought in 1897, followed by Brogaten 2 and 4 in 1912.
  • The company was expanded from a store to also encompass retailing and wholesaling.Harald Pettersen chaired the professional association Oslo Kjøbmandsforening from 1902 to 1905 and 1910 to 1911.
  • He served as consul for the Netherlands from 1910 to 1921, and was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hammersborg in 1906.
  • He was a deputy during the term 1907–1909 for Ole Olsen Malm, but met in Parliament in 1908 and 1909.Harald Pettersen was decorated as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
  • He died in October 1937 and was buried at VÃ¥r Frelsers gravlund.
  • The company Gunerius Pettersen was eventually taken over by Harald's nephew Christian Børs Pettersen, who was joined by a grandnephew Gunerius.
  • The family company still exists in the same location, but the store is now named Gunerius Shoppingsenter.

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