Difference between revisions of "Erling Clausen"
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[[Image:Eclausen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lone Faeroese voyager Sophus Gjoveraa, who sailed Iceland-Faroe-Shetland-Norway, and Arrived Lerwick 13th September, 1937; with [[Erling Clausen]]]] | [[Image:Eclausen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lone Faeroese voyager Sophus Gjoveraa, who sailed Iceland-Faroe-Shetland-Norway, and Arrived Lerwick 13th September, 1937; with [[Erling Clausen]]]] | ||
'''Erling Johan Fredrik Clausen''' (b. 3 June [[1904]], 16 Christines Gade, [[Bergen]], d. 28 Jun [[1984]], [[Lerwick]]) was an insurance supervisor and [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. His father, Frederick Wilhelm Clausen, was a Norwegian shipbroker who married Elizabeth Stout. | '''Erling Johan Fredrik Clausen''' (b. 3 June [[1904]], 16 Christines Gade, [[Bergen]], d. 28 Jun [[1984]], [[Lerwick]]) was an insurance supervisor and [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. His father, Frederick Wilhelm Clausen, was a Norwegian shipbroker who married Elizabeth Stout. | ||
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| + | Erling worked in the insurance industry. In 1938, he took up a position in Thurso and left the council. In Thurso, he was a member of the Thurso Town Council in the 1940s. | ||
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| + | In WWII, he was appointed to the rank of Pilot Officer in Thurso Air Training Corps. | ||
==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 8 January 2025
File:Eclausen.jpg
Lone Faeroese voyager Sophus Gjoveraa, who sailed Iceland-Faroe-Shetland-Norway, and Arrived Lerwick 13th September, 1937; with Erling Clausen
Erling Johan Fredrik Clausen (b. 3 June 1904, 16 Christines Gade, Bergen, d. 28 Jun 1984, Lerwick) was an insurance supervisor and Lerwick Town Councillor. His father, Frederick Wilhelm Clausen, was a Norwegian shipbroker who married Elizabeth Stout.
Biography
Erling worked in the insurance industry. In 1938, he took up a position in Thurso and left the council. In Thurso, he was a member of the Thurso Town Council in the 1940s.
In WWII, he was appointed to the rank of Pilot Officer in Thurso Air Training Corps.
