Óli Niklái Skaalum | |
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| Born | April 29, 1849 |
| Died | January 29, 1924 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Faroese |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, politician |
| Title | Mayor of Hvalba |
| Term | 1888–1915 |
| Political party | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Óli Niklái Skaalum (April 29, 1849 – January 29, 1924) was a Faroese teacher and a politician for the Union Party.[1]
Skaalum was born in Hvalba. He received his teaching degree in 1872, after which he taught in Sandvík until 1909 and in Hvalba until 1920. He was a member of the Hvalba municipal council from 1875 to 1915 and served as mayor from 1888 to 1915.[2] Skaalum was one of the founders of the Union Party, and he served in the Faroese Parliament as the party's representative for Suðuroy from 1906 to 1916.[3]
Skaalum married Elsebeth Helena Niclasen, and they were the parents of the teacher and politician Jens Pauli Skaalum.[2]
References
- ^ Debes, Hans Jacob. 1982. Nú er tann stundin ...: tjóðskaparrørsla og sjálvstýrispolitikkur til 1906, við søguligum baksýni. Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, p. 306.
- ^ a b Dahl, Árni. 2002. Ævisøgur. Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit, vol. 2. Tórshavn: Løgtingið, pp. 349–350.
- ^ Sambandsflokkurin: Umboðan á tingi.
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