Wilhelm Olssøn

Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (5 April 1844 - 3 November 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. [1]

Wilhelm Olssøn
Minister of Defence
In office
11 March 1905 – 25 May 1907
Prime MinisterChristian Michelsen
Preceded byOscar Strugstad
Succeeded byChristian Michelsen (acting)
In office
27 April 1895 – 17 February 1898
Prime MinisterEmil Stang
Francis Hagerup
Preceded byJohannes Harbitz
Succeeded byPeter T. Holst
In office
2 May 1893 – 15 July 1894
Prime MinisterEmil Stang
Preceded byPeter T. Holst
Succeeded byJohannes Harbitz
Personal details
Born
Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn

(1844-04-04)4 April 1844
Horten, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died3 November 1915(1915-11-03) (aged 71)
Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Louise Hoel
(
m. 1885)

Marianne Hoel

Olssøn was born in Horten in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Olssøn (1820-1867) and Leonore Rebecca Bredal (1820-1910. He received a military education at the Norwegian Military Academy (1866) and Norwegian Military College (1870). He received additional education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (1872-1874).[2]

He was appointed major general in 1896. In 1898, he was commander at Oscarsborg, 1899 inspector general for coastal artillery. In 1907, he became lieutenant-general. He retired from military service in 1912 as Commanding General. He served as Minister of Defence 1893–1894, 1895–1898, 1905–1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894–1895.[3]

References
  1. "Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. Paul Thyness. "Wilhelm Olssøn, Offiser, Politiker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. "Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
O. Hansen		 Commanding General in Norway
1910–1912		 Succeeded by
Einar Wilhelm Anton Martin Krohn


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