Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou
Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou | |
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| Born | 1858 |
| Died | Error: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day Kristiania, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, politician |
| Years active | 1885–1911 |
| Known for | Director of Hamar Sparebank, Mayor of Hamar, Deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament |
Gabriel Andreas Stoud Platou (1858 – 6 June 1911) was a prominent Norwegian banker and a politician affiliated with the Conservative Party.
Personal life
Gabriel was the son of Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824–1883), a banker by profession. His siblings included Christian Emil and Waldemar Stoud Platou. He was related as grandnephew to Ludvig Stoud Platou, uncle to Karen Platou, and granduncle to Lars T. Platou. Additionally, he shared second cousin ties with Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou, Lars Hannibal Sommerfeldt Stoud Platou, and Valborg Platou.
Together with Ingeborg Sophie Falck (1864–1958), he had two sons: F. S. Platou and Ragnar Stoud Platou.
Career
In 1885, Gabriel took over the role of director at Hamar Sparebank following his father's tenure, a position he maintained until his passing. He also held board memberships at Volund and Hamar Dampskibsselskab and contributed to the county railway supervisory commission. His political career included serving as mayor of Hamar from 1902 through 1907.
On the national stage, Platou was a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament beginning in 1903 until his death. During the 1906 parliamentary elections, he acted as deputy for Axel Thallaug, representing the Coalition Party in the Lillehammer, Hamar, Gjøvik og Kongsvinger district. Together they narrowly surpassed Labour candidates by securing 1,284 votes against 1,045.
In the 1909 election cycle, Platou contested against Thallaug in Hamar but was defeated by Labour’s Petter Nilssen due to a divided conservative electorate (626 votes to 704). Thallaug captured victories in the other three cities and ultimately overcame Nilssen in a runoff election, with Platou serving as his deputy.
Platou became ill and passed away in June 1911 in Kristiania.