C.A.J. Hastrup was mayor and town bailiff/county bailiff in Skive 1907-1913. He was the last “royally” appointed mayor.
Hastrup was born at Hjortholm, the manor his father leased on Langeland. In 1882, Hastrup graduated with a law degree. He then worked in many places in the country. First in 1883 he was employed as a town and district clerk in Nysted, then in 1886 as a town and district clerk in Grenå, then in Hvetbo Herred.
In 1907 he was then appointed to Skive, where he was not a very popular mayor and was at odds with the inhabitants of the city on several issues. He was active historically in the city and donated a collection to Skive Museum.
As mayor he was succeeded by Denmark’s first elected mayor Hjalmar Kjems, and as bailiff he was succeeded by Andreas Lemming.
After his time in Skive, Hastrup came to Svendborg, first as shire bailiff and then as judge. Hastrup died at the age of 86 in Charlottenlund.
Hastrup had a Knight’s Cross.
Sources
- Skive Folkeblad 7/2-1944
- Nationaltidende 6/2-1944
- Kjems, Rud, Socialdemokraten Hjalmar Kjems – Danmarks første folkevalgte borgmester, 2014, p. 162+237