- Herman Bagger
Herman Bagger (
20 July 1800 - 1880) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician.Personal life
Herman Bagger was born in
Lemvig inJutland ,Denmark to physician Eggert Christian Bagger (1768-1812) and his wife Claudine Margrethe (1774-1838), née Borgen. He had one older brother and three younger siblings. [ [http://www.isca.dk/hoffmann/fam00118.html Genealogy] ]On 9 June 1829 he married Marthe Elise Winther (1802-1870). The couple had five sons and one daughter. [ [http://www.isca.dk/hoffmann/fam00459.html Genealogy] ]
Career
Bagger was a jurist by education.cite book |title=Fogden på Mæla |last=Borchsenius |first=Jacob |year=1999 |url=http://www.borchsenius.no/slekt/fogden.pdf |publisher= |location=Porsgrunn |isbn= ] At the time of his marriage, he worked as a headmaster at a school in Drøbach. [ [http://www.grenlandslekt.no/migrasjon/fra-skien.html List of marriages in Skien] ]
In 1837, the year local government was introduced in Norway, Bagger was elected as the first mayor of
Gjerpen municipality. He held this position until 1841. [http://www.gjerpenu.net/dagmagne/skien/ordforer.htm Mayors of Skien, Gjerpen and Solum] ] He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, representing the rural constituency of "Bratsberg Amt". [http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=parliament&lan=eng&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=10191 Herman Bagger] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ] However, he was not re-elected in 1842. The seat was taken byFrederik Charlow Sophus Borchsenius .b]In 1842 Bagger started the newspaper "
Skiensposten ", but he grew tired and resigned as chief editor later that year. "Skiensposten" survived for the time being, but went defunct in 1843. The same year, however, Bagger returned to the newspaper business, as co-editor of "Bratsberg Amtstidende ", founded byPeter Feilberg in 1840. The name was changed to "Bratsberg Amtstidende og Correspondent". Bagger left already in 1844. He formed his own newspaper "Bratsberg Amts Correspondent", later renamed "Correspondenten ". At the same time, Feilberg's newspaper reverted its name to "Bratsberg Amtstidende".cite book |title=Fra det gamle Skien |last=Schneider |first=J. A. |url=http://www.slekt.org/books/schneiderIII/014-Kapt12.html |year=1924 |publisher=Erik St. Nilssens Forlag |location=Skien |isbn= |chapter=12 |pages= ] "Bratsberg Amtstidende" and "Correspondenten" would from now on become fierce rivals.c] "Correspondenten", like "Skiensposten" before it, was pressed by Jens Melgaard, who owned a pressing plant rivalling that of Peter Feilberg.b] Bagger used his newspaper for political purposes, such as when he stood for election in 1844. He attacked the incumbent Frederik Charlow Sophus Borchsenius, who in turn was defended by Feilberg in the "Bratsberg Amtstidende".d] In the end, Borchsenius was elected, not Bagger.By that time Bagger had moved to the city,
Skien . He had several supporters there,e] and was able to be elected mayor of that city. He served as mayor from 1847 to 1848 and 1850 to 1851, alternating with his friendHans Severin Arentz .b] When living in Skien, which was a constituency of its own, Bagger was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, 1851, 1854, 1862 and 1868.b] His rival Borchsenius was elected as well, from "Bratsbergs Amt" in 1848, 1854, 1857 and 1862. [ [http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=parliament&lan=eng&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=10380 Frederik Charlow Sophus Borchsenius] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ]Throughout this period, Bagger edited the "Correspondenten". He notably supported the radical politician
Peter Bøyesen , [ [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/porsgrunn-1957/b2/ph-08c.html Byens liv. Foreninger, organisasjoner og selskaper. Aviser og politisk interesse] , in volume two of "Porsgrunns historie", by Joh. N. Tønnessen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.] and supported Hans andHans Eleonardus Møller during the feud in themarine insurance business of Porsgrund. [ [http://www.porsgrunn.folkebibl.no/bok/porsgrunn-1957/b2/ph-09.html Skipsassuranse og banker] , in volume two of "Porsgrunns historie", by Joh. N. Tønnessen. Hosted by Porsgrunn public library.] Bagger retired in 1874. "Varden", which was founded in 1874, would later take over as the number one newspaper in Skien.
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