# Mathias Eckhoff

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This article is about the businessman. For the artist, see [Tias Eckhoff](/source/Tias_Eckhoff).

**Mathias Eckhoff** was a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [businessperson](/source/Businessperson).

Eckhoff moved to [Trondheim](/source/Trondheim) in 1899, as an associate of Spørch & Co. He bought [Kortmans Sodafabrikk](/source/Kortmans_Sodafabrikk) in 1908, and expanded the company rapidly. On 6 September 1916, he was elected chairman of the newly created [Graakalbanen](/source/A/S_Graakalbanen), that would build a suburban tramway. Eckhoff was a key player in selling sufficient stocks, and purchasing the necessary properly along the line to finance the construction. He died in 1925.[1]

## References

1. Kjenstad, Rune (1994). *På skinner i Bymarka*. Baneforlaget. p. 23. ISBN 82-91448-01-9.

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