sentences:  In 1895 William Nygaard initiated the founding of the Norwegian Publishers Association, serving as chairman from 1895 to 1922 and 1925 to 1929.William Nygaard was a member of Kristiania city council from 1908 to 1919.In 1910 he was one of the founders of the political party Liberal Left Party, chairing the local chapter in Kristiania until 1916.