Christian Pierre Mathiesen
{{Short description|Norwegian politician (1870–1953)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image= 200px
| office= Minister of Agriculture
| term_start= 22 October 1903
| term_end= 26 September 1904
| primeminister= Francis Hagerup
| predecessor= Gunnar Knudsen
| successor= Johan E. Mellbye
| office2= Member of the Norwegian Parliament
| term_start2= 1 January 1901
| term_end2= 31 December 1903
| constituency2= Akershus
| birth_date= {{birth date|1870|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place= Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
| death_date= {{Death date and age|1953|8|8|1870|4|14|df=y}}
| death_place= Våler, Hedmark, Norway
| spouse= {{marriage|Celina Ihlen|1894}}
| children= Haaken C. Mathiesen jr.
| party= Conservative
}}
Christian Pierre Mathiesen (14 April 1870 – 8 August 1953) was a Norwegian landowner and politician for the Conservative Party.
Background
He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway,{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Christian Pierre Mathiesen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Christian_Pierre_Mathiesen |editor-last=Godal, Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=Norwegian |accessdate=21 September 2011}} as the youngest son of landowner and industrialist Haaken C. Mathiesen.{{Cite encyclopedia |year=2003 |title=Haaken C Mathiesen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Haaken_C_Mathiesen/utdypning |last=Sejersted |first=Francis |editor-last=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |volume=6 |language=Norwegian |authorlink=Francis Sejersted |accessdate=11 April 2009}} He finished his secondary education in 1888, graduated from the agricultural school at Sem in 1890 and also took agricultural education in Denmark.{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1935 |title=Mathiesen, Chr(istian) P(ierre) |encyclopedia=Merkantilt biografisk leksikon |publisher=Yrkesforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://runeberg.org/merkbio/0595.html |access-date=21 September 2011 |editor-last=Hoffstad |editor-first=Einar |editor-link=Einar Hoffstad |edition=1st |pages=509–510 |language=Norwegian}} He was the owner of Linderud Manor from 1893, while his oldest brother Haaken L. Mathiesen inherited the family company Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk. In 1940 he passed Linderud Manor down to his nephew, another Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk inheritor, Jørgen Mathiesen.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Mathiesen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Mathiesen |last=Bratberg |first=Terje |editor-last=Godal, Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=Norwegian |authorlink=Terje Bratberg |accessdate=21 September 2011}}
Career
Having many political positions in Aker Municipality, Mathiesen was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1900 from the constituency Akershus Amt. He served one term. On 22 October 1903, when the Hagerup's Second Cabinet assumed office, he was appointed as the new Minister of Agriculture. He lasted until 25 September 1904,{{Cite web |title=Christian Pierre Mathiesen |url=http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=11976 |access-date=11 April 2009 |publisher=Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) |language=Norwegian}} when he was replaced by Johan Egeberg Mellbye.{{Cite web |title=Francis Hagerup's Second Government. 22 October 1903 – 11 March 1905 |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/dissolution-of-the-danish-norwegian-real/governments-1814---1905/francis-hagerups-second-government-1903-.html?id=507093&epslanguage=EN-GB |access-date=11 April 2009 |publisher=Government.no}}
He was also the chairman of Fællesslagteriet from 1911 to 1936, Akers Sparebank from 1918 to 1945, Fellesbanken from 1921 to 1928 as well as Forsikringsselskapet Norden. He was a supervisory council member of the Royal Norwegian Society for Development.
Personal life
He was married to Celina Ihlen (1874–1948), a daughter of Conservative Party co-founder Jacob Thurmann Ihlen and his Belgian wife Ambrosine Rouquet. They had the son Haaken C. Mathiesen, Jr.{{Cite news |date=16 April 1919 |title=Dødsfald |work=Aftenposten Aften |page=4 |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1973 |title=Mathiesen, Haaken Christian |encyclopedia=Hvem er hvem? |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |url=https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0372.html |access-date=21 September 2011 |editor-last=Steenstrup, Bjørn |page=372 |language=Norwegian}} Christian Pierre Mathiesen was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav and Commander, First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog. He died in 1953.
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Category:Politicians from Aker
Category:Members of the Storting 1900–1903
Category:Ministers of agriculture and food of Norway
Category:Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Category:Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog