Realph Norland

Realph Norland (1903 – 1963) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Conservative Party, best known as editor-in-chief of Tønsbergs Blad.

Career

He was born in Bergen to pharmacist J. Norland. His father and his brother, Andreas Norland, were both active in the Conservative Party.[1] Norland took the examen artium in 1921 and the cand.jur. degree in 1925. In 1924 he was a board member of the Norwegian Students' Society, and in 1925 he chaired the Oslo Conservative Students' association.[2]

He soon became involved in politics. From 1926 to 1932 he was a secretary in Fedrelandslaget. He then joined the Conservative Party, and was the secretary for its national board from 1933 to 1940.[2] After World War II he helped with rebuilding the party, which had been forbidden for the last five years, during the German occupation of Norway.[3] He became editor-in-chief of the party newspaper Tønsbergs Blad. He sat from 1945 to 1946 and from 1954 to his death.[2] He was also known for hiring Sverre Mitsem in the newspaper in 1942, effective from 1945 when World War II was over.[4] Mitsem became co-editor with Norland in 1954, and continued after Norland's death.[5] Later political work included a seat in Tønsberg city council, which Norland held from 1955 to his death. From 1956 he was a member of the committee that wrote the Conservative Party national platform.[2]

Together with pharmacist Aasta Sigrun Sæther (1903–1968) he had the son Andreas Norland, who started his career in Tønsbergs Blad in 1958 and became editor-in-chief of Adresseavisen, Verdens Gang, Osloavisen and Aftenposten.[6] Realph Norland died abruptly in October 1963, when his heart stopped.[2]

References

  1. ^ Danielsen, Rolf (1984) (in Norwegian). Borgerlig oppdemmings-politikk. Volume 2 of Høyres Historie. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 86. ISBN 82-02-04991-1. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dødsfall" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang: p. 19. 7 October 1963. 
  3. ^ Karlsen, Eivind G. (27 September 1984). "Høyres historie 3: Folkepartiets gjennombrudd" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 2. 
  4. ^ Brøymer, Bjørn (25 November 1987). "- Savner den velskrevne artikkel" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 14. 
  5. ^ Norland, Andreas (18 March 2004). "Sverre Mitsem (obituary)" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 19. 
  6. ^ Thyness, Paul (2003). "Andreas Norland". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Andreas_Norland/utdypning. Retrieved 8 June 2009.