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Fredrik Herman Gade in 1935
Fredrik Herman Gade
(12 August 1871 ? 20 February 1943) was a
Norwegian-American
attorney, elected official, diplomat and ambassador.
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Fredrik Herman Gade was born at
Frogner Manor
near
Christiania
(now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of
United States
consul
Gerhard Gade (1834?1909) and his American-born wife Helen Allyne.
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He was a brother of
John Allyne Gade
, a nephew of
Fredrik Georg Gade, Sr
and a first cousin of
Herman Gerhard Gade
and
Fredrik Georg Gade, Jr
.
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After growing up in Norway he emigrated to the
United States
in 1888. In 1889 he entered
Harvard University Law School
. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1892 and a
Bachelor of Law
degree in 1895. He practiced law in
Chicago
from 1895 to 1900. In May 1897 he married American citizen Alice Garfield King (1871-1938), daughter of Charles B. King and Ella Garfield King. They settled in
Lake Forest, Illinois
, where Gade served as mayor for four terms (1903-1906 & 1909-1910).
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Following the
Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905
, Norway became responsible for conducting its own foreign policy. Gade was made Norwegian consul in
Chicago
the next year. He returned to Norway in 1910 to work for
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
, but did not get his citizenship back until after a two-year stay. This caused a mild controversy, known as the "Gade case". In 1912 he was hired in the Norwegian foreign service. From 1918 he was stationed in
Brazil
, the first year as acting
charge d'affaires
, then as minister (ambassador) and consul-general.
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He died in 1943 in
Paris, France
.
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