About Olaf Kolsum
Lived 1873 – 1962 (aged 88). Olaf Kolsum was a Norwegian politician and businessperson.
Olaf Martin Kolsum (9 July 1873 – 1 May 1962 ) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.
He was born in Skogn to Karl Peter Olsen Kolsum and Anne Cecilie Hansen, and settled in Tromsø. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1937–1945, for the Liberal Party. He served as mayor of Tromsø in 1915 and from 1922 to 1925.
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Who was Olaf Kolsum?
Norwegian politician (1873-1962)
When was Olaf Kolsum born?
Olaf Kolsum was born on 9 July 1873 in Skogn, Skogn Municipality.
When did Olaf Kolsum die?
Olaf Kolsum died on 1 May 1962.
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Olaf Kolsum was a politician and businessperson.
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Olaf Kolsum was Norwegian.
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