Peter Rasmus Krag

[2] Peter Rasmus Krag, born 12 May 1825, became a Norwegian army officer in 1844, took the exams for artillery and engineering in 1847 and was already a volunteer in the roads department in 1848.

His coughing forced the end of his military career in 1890 when he retired to live in Kristiana with an annual pension of 2,500 kroner granted by parliament.

He worked to further many of the more important interests of society and was not just a military and road engineer but also a politician when he was elected and re-elected as a member of the Norwegian parliament.

It was particularly in southern Norway – in the districts of Lister and Mandals – that roads and bridges were developed under his supervision – an approximate combined length of 300 kilometers.

In parliament he supported and promoted over a number of years, the building of the Seterdal railway which earned him an official “Thankyou” from that district.