Nils Christian Irgens
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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.[1]
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[2] he left due to the statsrådssak.[1]
Irgens was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1865, and was a member of the board of Hovedbanen.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Nils Christian Irgens at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (Norwegian)
- ^ Nils Christian Irgens — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
| Preceded by Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland |
Norwegian Minister of Defence 1868–1872 |
Succeeded by August Christian Manthey |
