▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Captain ▁Ole ▁Peter ▁Brand t ▁( 1 7 9 3 - 1 8 7 5 ) ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Math ilde ▁Krist ine ▁Brand t . ▁M embers ▁of ▁this ▁family ▁still ▁own ▁this ▁property . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁the ▁cand . j ur . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁six ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁att orney , ▁before ▁taking ▁over ▁his ▁family ▁man or ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁farm , ▁the ▁estate ▁had ▁a ▁mill , ▁a ▁saw mill , ▁a ▁plan ing ▁mill ▁and ▁a ▁brick works . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁among ▁the ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁sav ings ▁bank , ▁Fro gn ▁spare bank , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁ ▁Brand t ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Fro gn ▁municipal ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁serving ▁as ▁mayor ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Norway ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁representing ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Ak ers hus ▁Amt . ▁Brand t ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁deput y ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Nobel ▁Committee . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category :