Background
He was born in Stavanger as a son of shipmaster Johan Rasmussen (1843–1891) and Caroline Kannik (1843–1932).
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Johan Rasmussen
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Education
Rasmussen finished his secondary education in 1896 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the candidate.jur.
Career
Degree in 1901. He settled in Sandefjord to work as an attorney. From 1908 to 1912 he represented a large Swedish bank, and was also chief executive of Holms Hattefabrik. In 1913 he entered the shipping and whaling business.
They owned the ship holding companies Vestfold and Sydhavet, and represented The Viking Whaling Company and Vestfold Whaling Company in London.
Rasmussen also owned the ship holding company Rosshavet with Magnus Konow. He also sat on national public commissions on whaling.
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Membership
He was a board member of Framnæs mekaniske Værksted from 1915, chaired the Den norske Hvalfangerforening from 1918 to 1929 and the whalers" insurance company Hvalfangernes Assuranceforening. He was a member of Sandar municipal council from 1937 to 1937, during which time he served as mayor from 1920 to 1929.
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1966 (aged 87)
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Order of Vasa
The Royal Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce.The Royal Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce.