Nils Nilsson Skaar


Nils Nilsson Skaar was a Norwegian teacher, farmer, editor, and parliamentary representative from Fyksesund in Kvam Municipality in Hordaland county.

Family

Skaar was born at the Botnen farm at the head of the Fyksesund in Vikør Municipality, the son of Nils Nilsson Skaar, also a mayor and parliamentary representative, and Blansa Nilsdotter Rykkje. His uncle Johannes Skaar was a Norwegian bishop and hymnologist.

Career

Skaar served as mayor for 20 years and had a permanent seat in the Storting for a total of 15 years, and he also participated in another two sessions. He was a member of the Liberal Party. In the Storting he served on the budget and constitution committees, among other positions. He also operated the newspaper Hordaland Folkeblad. Skaar was a county auditor from 1898 to 1910, and he attended the coronation of King Haakon VII and his wife Queen Maud in Trondheim in 1906.