Jørgen Rytterager

Deceased Person

1809 – 1899

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Who was Jørgen Rytterager?

Jørgen Rytterager was a Norwegian farmer and public servant.

Born in Hole, Buskerud to a wealthy family, he married Anne Engebretsdatter Hovin from Tyristrand on 23 July 1837. Rytterager became a successful farmer in Buskerud, and had various positions in public service, amongst them elector and arbitrator for Buskerud County. He nonetheless lost his fortune after a few unfortunate transactions in the summer of 1865.

When the Krøder Line, a branch line from the Randsfjord Line, was constructed in the early 1870s, Rytterager wanted to become station master at the future Snarum Station. On 14 March 1872, he sent a letter to the operations manager of the Randsfjord Line, asking for the position. He received a reply in a letter from the operations manager dated 28 September 1872, in which the manager approved Rytterager's application. He was officially appointed station master at a meeting on 26 November 1872, at the age of 63 years. His monthly salaries were 15 Norwegian speciedaler per month, as well as free accommodation, lighting and heating and a new uniform each year. The uniform consisted of a trench coat, a hat with silver badge, single-breasted dress and west with flipped collar. In 1873, it was decided that all serving station masters should have a red strip around the bottom edge of the hat, so that passengers more easily could recognize the station master.

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Born
Jun 11, 1809
Died
Mar 17, 1899

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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