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Rasmus Andreas Torset

Norwegian politician (1897-1965)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ16003921 ↗
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Rasmus Andreas Torset (25 May 1897 - 9 December 1965) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the term 1958–1961.

References

"Rasmus Andreas Torset" (in Norwegian). Storting.

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The public source identifies “Rasmus Andreas Torset” as norwegian politician (1897-1965). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rasmus, Andreas and Torset.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1897, 1965, 1958, 1961—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1897-05-25. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Rasmus, Andreas and Torset providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16003921. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1897, 1965, 1958 and 1961.

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This entry incorporates text from “Rasmus Andreas Torset” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.