Background
Siqveland, Thorgeir was born on July 15, 1892 in Kristanssand, Norway. Son of Caspar Fredrik and Charlotte Aall (Buch) Siqveland.
Siqveland, Thorgeir was born on July 15, 1892 in Kristanssand, Norway. Son of Caspar Fredrik and Charlotte Aall (Buch) Siqveland.
Bachelor, Oslo Katedralskole, 1911. Reserve officer, Royal Norwegian Officers Academy, 1913. Bachelor of Laws, Oslo University, 1920.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Luther College, 1959.
Assistant judge, Mandal, Norway, 1921. Attaché Norwegian Consulate General, Antwerp, Belgium, 1921. Secretary Ministry Foreign Affairs, Oslo, 1922-1923.
Vice consul Shanghai, China, 1923-1928. Acting consul general, Norwegian Consular judge for China, 1925, 27. Judge International Mixed Court Shanghai, 1923-1926.
Norwegian consular representative Provisional Court Shanghai, 1927-1928. Secretary legation Washington, 1928-1931. 1st secretary Ministry Foreign Affairs, Oslo, 1931-1935, director legal division, 1935-1946.
Consul general for Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana Government of Norway, Minneapolis, from 1946, for Iowa, Nebraska, from 1953.
Captain Norwegian Army, from 1939. Member Nordmanns-Forbundet (board directors, council, diploma), Association Reserve Officers Norway, Administrative League Northern Countries, Sons of Norway (Minneapolis chapter), Minnesota Leif Erikson Monument Association, Norwegian-American History Association, American Automobile Association, Six O'clock Club, Norwegian Luncheon Club, Minneapolis Club (honorary), Skylight Club, Minnesota Club.
Married Marie Didrikke Cappelen Flood, January 7, 1944.