Background
Gude, Ove was born on September 11, 1853 in Jarlsberg, Norway. Son of Professor Hans Frederik and Betsy (Anker) Gude.
Gude, Ove was born on September 11, 1853 in Jarlsberg, Norway. Son of Professor Hans Frederik and Betsy (Anker) Gude.
Educated Nissen’s Latin High School, Christiania, 1865-1870. Candidatus Juris (Bachelor of Laws), Royal Frederiks U., Christiania, 1876.
2d, Elna de Stiernholm, of Copenhagen, 1904. Appointed attache Swedish-Norwegian legation, Paris, 1877. Secretary foreign office, Stockholm, 1879-1884.
1st secretary Swedish-Norwegian Legation, Berlin, 1884-1891. 1st secretary same, London, 1891-1897. Sent to China and Japan on special mission as minister plenipotentiary, 1897.
Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary, Madrid, Spain, 1897-1902, Copenhagen, 1902-1905. Gave in his demission at the separation of Sweden and Norway, 1905. Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary of Norway to the United States, April 1, since 1908.
Commander 1st class, Order of St. Olof, Great Cross of Order of Danebrog, of Isabella Catolica, The Conception, The Holy Treasure, The Double Dragon, The North Star. Commander 2d class, Order of Albrecht. Chevalier Order of the Red Eagle, The Crown, Charles the Third, Fahringer Lion.
Bearer of the Norwegian and Spanish Crowning medals.
Married Lilly Ridley Egeberg, of Christiania, September 11, 1879 (died 1900).