Wilhelm Olssøn

Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (5 April 1844 - 3 November 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. [1]

Wilhelm Olssøn
Minister of Defence
In office 11 March 1905 – 25 May 1907
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen
Preceded by	Oscar Strugstad
Succeeded by	Christian Michelsen (acting)
In office 27 April 1895 – 17 February 1898
Prime Minister	Emil Stang Francis Hagerup
Preceded by	Johannes Harbitz
Succeeded by	Peter T. Holst
In office 2 May 1893 – 15 July 1894
Prime Minister	Emil Stang
Preceded by	Peter T. Holst
Succeeded by	Johannes Harbitz
Personal details
Born	Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (1844-04-04)4 April 1844 Horten, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	3 November 1915(1915-11-03) (aged 71) Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Louise Hoel ​ (m. 1885)​ Marianne Hoel

Olssøn was born in Horten in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Olssøn (1820-1867) and Leonore Rebecca Bredal (1820-1910. He received a military education at the Norwegian Military Academy (1866) and Norwegian Military College (1870). He received additional education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (1872-1874).[2]

He was appointed major general in 1896. In 1898, he was commander at Oscarsborg, 1899 inspector general for coastal artillery. In 1907, he became lieutenant-general. He retired from military service in 1912 as Commanding General. He served as Minister of Defence 1893–1894, 1895–1898, 1905–1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894–1895.[3]