Thorvald Andreas Larsen
Thorvald Andreas Larsen | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Sandnes, Norway |
| Died | January 16, 1936 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, police chief, banker, civil servant, politician |
| Years active | 1886–1932 |
Thorvald Andreas Larsen (27 September 1863 – 16 January 1936) was a distinguished Norwegian professional who held roles as a lawyer, police chief, banker, civil servant, and politician.
Originating from Sandnes, he was the son of merchant and magistrate Andreas Larsen and Charlotte Marie Sandved. Larsen completed his secondary schooling in 1881 and attained a cand.jur. degree by 1886. He launched his legal career as an attorney and, by 1892, qualified as a barrister authorized to practice before the Supreme Court. In 1898, he assumed the positions of chief of police in Stavanger and director at Stavanger Handels- og Industribank.
Larsen contributed to local governance through membership on Stavanger city council between 1896 and 1904, alongside serving on the school board from 1899 to 1904. He stepped down in 1904 to take on the role of burgomaster (currently known as chief administrative officer) of Stavanger. Concurrently, he was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for the Holmen constituency in 1906, holding this post until 1909. In 1910, Larsen was named County Governor of Stavanger amt, a position he maintained until 1932.
He passed away in 1936 and was interred at Eiganes.