Background
He was born at Ustmyr in Leinstranden as a son of farmers Hans Arnesen Ustmyr og Karen Lund.
He was born at Ustmyr in Leinstranden as a son of farmers Hans Arnesen Ustmyr og Karen Lund.
He inherited the family farm, but was also a merchant in Trondhjem from the 1870s. From 1898 to 1908 he was the bank director of Arbeiderforeningens spareskillingsbank. He served as a deputy representative to the parliament of Norway from the constituency Bratøren og Ilen during the terms 1907–1909 and 1910–1912.
Conservative Party, Liberal Left Party.
He was a member of Trondhjem city council from 1897 to 1903 and 1907 to 1910.