Hugo Egmont Hørring (17 August 1842 – 13 February 1909) was a Danish politician, a member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1897 to 1900 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hørring.

Biography

Hørring was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He became a student in 1860 at Borgerdydskolen in Christianshavn and received a cand.jur. degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1868. He held various positions in the Ministry of the Interior and in 1882 became director of the Royal Greenland Trading Department (Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel).

Hugo Egmont Hørring

Hørring retired from government service in April 1900. He was a Grand Cross Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and Dannebrogsman. Hørring died in Copenhagen during 1909 and was buried in Garrison Cemetery.

Hugo Egmont Hørring

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1842 births

1909 deaths

University of Copenhagen alumni

Danish Finance Ministers

Danish Interior Ministers

Danish Justice Ministers

Prime Ministers of Denmark

Politicians from Copenhagen

19th-century Danish politicians

Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog

Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen

Transport ministers of Denmark

Ministers for Iceland

Hugo Egmont Hørring