Jens Aars was a Norwegian priest and politician.

He was the son of district stipendiary magistrate Jacob Aars (1736–1807), who had migrated to Norway from Aars

Aars

Aars is a Danish town with a population of 8,010 in the Himmerland area on Jutland. Administratively, it is located in Region Nordjylland in the Vesthimmerland municipality...

, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 in 1757. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1821, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

. He was a vicar in Hadsel

Hadsel

Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stokmarknes, and the other village on the island of Hadseløya is Melbu. Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

 at that time, though he was transferred to Lier

Lier, Norway

Lier is an affluent municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lier. The municipality of Lier was established on 1 January 1838...

 in August 1821.

Aars was the father of priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars

Nils Fredrik Julius Aars

Nils Fredrik Julius Aars was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars . His grandfather migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757. Aars married Sophie Stabell, and the couple had several children, including the writer Sophus Christian...

, and a grandfather of writer Sophus Christian Munk Aars

Sophus Christian Munk Aars

Sophus Christian Munk Aars was a Norwegian civil servant and writer.He was a son of priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars and his wife Sofie Elisabeth Stabel. He was a grandson of priest and politician Jens Aars and a first cousin of banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars...

 and banker and politician Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars

Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars

Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Christiania as a son of Jens Ludvig Aars and Anette Lund, a nephew of Nils Fredrik Julius Aars and a grandson of Jens Aars. In October 1876 he married Hansine Henriette Vogt...

. Also, through his brother, Jens Aars was an uncle of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars and granduncle of philosopher Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars

Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars

Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars was a Norwegian academic. Originally educated as a theologian, he soon switched to philosophy and psychology.-Personal life:...

 and architect Harald Aars

Harald Aars

Harald Aars was a Norwegian architect.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as a son of educator Jacob Jonathan Aars and his wife Anna Ernesta Birch-Reichenwald . He was the brother of academic Kristian Aars, a grandson of Christian Birch-Reichenwald and a great-grandson of Peter Motzfeldt...

. He was also a maternal great-grandfather of Harald Gram

Harald Gram

Harald Gram was a Norwegian jurist, politician and genealogist. He was secretary general for the Conservative Party of Norway for 22 years, deputy mayor of Aker, member of Parliament from 1928 to 1936, and stipendiary magistrate in Oslo from 1936 to 1957...

.