Jens Carl Peter Brandt
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Jens Carl Peter Brandt was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party
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He was born in Frogn
as the son of Captain Ole Peter Brandt and his wife Mathilde Kristine Brandt. He enrolled in law studies in 1865 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1869. He then worked six years as an attorney, before taking over his family manor in 1875. In addition to a farm, the manor had a mill, a sawmill, a planing mill
and a brickworks
. He was also among the co-founders of the local savings bank
in 1884, and was chairman of the board.
Brandt was a member of Frogn municipal council from 1884 to 1912, serving many years as mayor. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1900 and 1904, representing the constituency of Akershus Amt
.
Brandt was also a deputy member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
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Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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He was born in Frogn
Frogn
Frogn is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Drøbak. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
as the son of Captain Ole Peter Brandt and his wife Mathilde Kristine Brandt. He enrolled in law studies in 1865 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1869. He then worked six years as an attorney, before taking over his family manor in 1875. In addition to a farm, the manor had a mill, a sawmill, a planing mill
Planing mill
A planing mill is a facility that takes cut and seasoned boards from a sawmill and turns them into finished dimensional lumber. Machines used in the mill include the planer and matcher, the molding machines, and varieties of saws...
and a brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
. He was also among the co-founders of the local savings bank
Savings bank
A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings deposits. It may also perform some other functions.In Europe, savings banks originated in the 19th or sometimes even the 18th century. Their original objective was to provide easily accessible savings products to...
in 1884, and was chairman of the board.
Brandt was a member of Frogn municipal council from 1884 to 1912, serving many years as mayor. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1900 and 1904, representing the constituency of Akershus Amt
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
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Brandt was also a deputy member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year.Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and roughly represent the political makeup of that body.-History:...
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