Career

A jurist by education, he worked as a civil servant in Grimstad and Arendal. At the same time he speculated in estate in his native Årdal, such as the Tyin waterfall in Øvre Årdal. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Arendal og Grimstad during the terms 1906–1909 and 1910–1912.

He then served as a regular representative during the terms 1913–1915, 1919–1921 and 1922–1924.

From 1919 to 1924 he was President of the Odelsting.