Ole Bergesen (1832–1899)

Ole Bergesen (13 November 1832 – 8 May 1899) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

Bergesen was born at Hetland in Rogaland, Norway. Trained in the ministry, he worked as a catechist in Farsund, chaplain at Hetland (1869-1873), vicar of Brevik (1873-1880) and assistant priest in Kristiansand (1880-1882). He was assistant priest (1882-1888), priest (1888-1889) and dean at the Stavanger Cathedral (1889-1899).[1]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Brevik in 1874, and was re-elected in 1877.[2]

He was the father of Sigval Bergesen, paternal grandfather of Ole Bergesen and Sigval Bergesen, Jr., and through Ole a great-grandfather of Berge Sigval Natanael Bergesen.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bergesen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Ole Bergesen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 20 June 2011.



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