Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (5 April 1844 – 3 November 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. [1]
Wilhelm Olssøn | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 11 March 1905 – 25 May 1907 | |
| Prime Minister | Christian Michelsen |
| Preceded by | Oscar Strugstad |
| Succeeded by | Christian Michelsen (acting) |
| In office 27 April 1895 – 17 February 1898 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Stang Francis Hagerup |
| Preceded by | Johannes Harbitz |
| Succeeded by | Peter T. Holst |
| In office 2 May 1893 – 15 July 1894 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
| Preceded by | Peter T. Holst |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Harbitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn 4 April 1844 Horten, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Died | 3 November 1915 (aged 71) Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| 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]