Wilhelm August Thams

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Wilhelm August Thams (1812–1884) was a Norwegian merchant and mill owner. He was the son of bailiff Jacob Thullin Thams. He was married to Ida Olava Mandskow, and was the father of Marentius Thams and grandfather of Christian Thams. He established the company Strandheim Brug at Ørkedalsøren, a sawmill and timber trade company, which his son Marentius eventually developed to become the largest such company in Norway. He established the Ørkedals Mining Company in 1868, in cooperation with ship owner Christian Salvesen.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Thams". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ Reiersen, Elsa. "Marentius Thams". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
↑ Støren, R. (1954). "Løkken Verk 1654–1904". Løkken Verk. En norsk grube gjennom 300 år (in Norwegian). Orkla Grube-Aktiebolag. pp. 131–132.

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Name	Thams, Wilhelm August
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Short description	Businessperson
Date of birth	1812
Place of birth
Date of death	1884
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