Hans Jørgen Christian Aall (1806–1894) was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 politician.

He was born on Næs iron works in Holt as the son of Jacob Aall. Like his father, his uncles Niels and Jacob were involved in politics, whereas his aunt Benedicte Henricka married Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen

Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen was a Norwegian ship-owner and businessman.-Personal life:Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen was born in 1770 to landowner and merchant Diedrich von Cappelen and his first wife Petronelle Pedersdatter Juel . He had two older brothers, one sister and one younger half-brother...

, and another sister Inger married Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr. As such he was a cousin of political figures Hans Eleonardus Møller

Hans Eleonardus Møller

Hans Eleonardus Møller was a Norwegian politician and businessperson.-Personal life:Hans Eleonardus Møller was born in 1804 to Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr. and Inger , née Aall. He had two younger sisters Simonine and Marianne...

, Ulrik Frederik Cappelen

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was a Norwegian jurist and politician.-Personal life:Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was born in 1795 as the second child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall . His maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall...

 and Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen

-Personal life:Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen was born in 1795 as the first child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall . His namesake and maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall...

 and publishing house founder Jørgen Wright Cappelen

Jørgen Wright Cappelen

-Personal life:Jørgen Wright Cappelen was born in Porsgrund in 1805 as the ninth and last child of ship-owner Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen and his wife Benedicte Henrikke, née Aall . His maternal grandfather was Nicolai Benjamin Aall, and as such his group of uncles included Constitutional...

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Hans J. C. Aall started his career as a jurist. From 1840 Aall worked as an assessor

Assessor (law)

In some jurisdictions, an assessor is a judge's or magistrate's assistant. This is in fact the historical meaning of this word.-By country:In Denmark, it was the former title given to Supreme Court judges. Today the title is given to Deputy Judges...

 at the higher dioceseal court of Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

. He also became involved in politics, having been elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842 and 1845.

From 1846 to 1877 served as County Governor of Bratsberg (today named Telemark). He had married Mariane, née Møller, from Gjerpen

Gjerpen

Gjerpen is a former township which is now part of the municipality of Skien, in Telemark county, Norway.-Location:The parish of Gjerpen was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 4,381. Gjerpen was located east of the city...

 and settled there. He was re-elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851, 1854, 1859–60, 1862–63 and 1868–1869, representing the rural constituency of Bratsberg Amt. While a parliament member he served as President of the Storting several times.

As a politician he was a proponent of development of transport and communications, especially railroad from Drammen

Drammen

Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

 to Skien

Skien

' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

 and the sluice

Sluice

A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill...

 canal

Canal

Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...

 in the Skien watershed. This canal would become the Telemark Canal

Telemark canal

The Telemark Canal connects Skien to Dalen in southern Norway by linking up several long lakes using a series of 18 locks. It originally consisted of two canals: The Norsjø-Skien Canal, with locks in Skien and Løveid was built in the period 1854–1861, and is the oldest of the two canals.The...

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Hans J. C. Aall later moved to Christiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

with his wife. They had no children.