Halvard Lange

oberst Halvard Lange sommeren 1901. De bodde på sjefsgården Kvam (nå Kvamsenget). Gården Kvam var bosted for sjefen av 1. korps av Trondhjemske infanteribrigade rundt århundreskiftet, en stilling oberst Lange hadde i perioden 1899-1905.

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Halvard Lange, born 24 July 1842, due for confirmation in Old Aker's Church,

died in Stenkj‘r 17 February 1905, visited Nissen's school, cadet in 1859, officer 26

September 1863 (with seniority from 19 August), Reserve 2nd Lieutenant in the

Christianssand Brigade, and 15 February 1877, captain and chief petty officer at

Stavanger Battalion. 19 December 1882 he was promoted to chief of company and was in

1885 hired as state engineer in Stavanger and chief of the fire brigade. Under his

management, the great high-pressure water works on the "Vaalandshaugen" was built in

the years 1893-1895; the price of the plant was more than 188,000 kroner. In 1899 he left

Stavanger together with his family, as he in 1 October 1899 was appointed colonel and

chief of 1st corps of Indherred Line Battalion; he moved to the main estate Kvam by

Steinkj‘r, where he lived until 1905, when he suddenly died from heart paralysis. His

subordinate clause was held in Steinkj‘r, and he was buried in Christiania, in the

family's old tomb at Old Aker's Cemetery on 27 February 1905. He was Knight sv. S.

Order (honorary order) and was 8 February 1904 made Knight of St. Olav's order "for his

military merit" In 1896, he published a "Description of Stavanger municipality's estates,

generally useful appliances, grants etc.", by request from the Stavanger presidency.

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