▁became ▁a ▁Knight , ▁First ▁Class ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁O lav . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁ad her ent ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Group , ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁religious ▁life ▁of ▁Ar end al , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁church , ▁the ▁inner ▁mission ▁and ▁Sunday ▁schools . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁vice ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁Council ▁of ▁Ag der ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁Ar end al ▁city ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Norway ▁from ▁V est - Ag der . ▁He ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁term ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Thor ▁Martin ▁N ils en ▁Sau vik . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ar end al ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁business people ▁in ▁sh ipping ▁Category : Christ ian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( N or way ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : A ust - Ag der ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁St ort ing ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁resistance ▁members ▁Category : Gr ini