Wilhelm Hansen (politician)

Wilhelm Hansen (7 October 1776 – 13 October 1851) was a Norwegian politician.

He was born in Vestby as a twin. He received burghership in Fredrikshald in 1807 and worked as a timber merchant, trader and real estate owner in that city. He was also consul for the United Kingdom.^[1]

Hansen was elected to the first session of the Parliament of Norway in 1814; later re-elected in 1824 and 1830, representing the constituency of Fredrikshald.^[2]^[1]

Hansen was decorated as a Knight of the Order of Vasa. He was married to Anna Cathrine Wiel (1785–1864), and was the father of MP Martin Hansen. He died in October 1851 in Fredrikshald.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Steffens, Haagen Krog (1900). Slægten Wiel paa Strømsø og Fredrikshald (in Norwegian). Kristiania. pp. 141–142.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Wilhelm Hansen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 14 November 2009.

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[steffens-1] Steffens, Haagen Krog (1900). Slægten Wiel paa Strømsø og Fredrikshald (in Norwegian). Kristiania. pp. 141–142.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[nsd-2] "Wilhelm Hansen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 14 November 2009.

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