▁son ▁of ▁Anton ▁Martin ▁Schwe iga ard ▁and ▁Caroline ▁Magn ine ▁H oman . ▁He ▁took ▁his ▁final ▁ex ams ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁ ▁and ▁then ▁studied ▁law . ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Paris ▁becoming ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁before ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Norway . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁Parliament ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁Schwe iga ard ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁en larg ement ▁of ▁Christian ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Tax ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁Schwe iga ard ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Aud it ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁Division ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁from ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁to ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁Sel mer ' s ▁im pe achment , ▁Emil ▁St ang ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁government , ▁but ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ' s