Nils Pedersen Igland was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party

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 Herefoss

Herefoss

Herefoss is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Birkenes in the Sørlandet region....

 municipality. In 1856 he married Åse Terjesdatter Helleland, and the couple had several children. His wife dying in 1869, he married Ellen Marie Johannesdatter Skiftenes three years later.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1868, representing the constituency of Nedenæs Amt

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

. He worked as a farmer there. He was later elected in 1871, 1877, 1889, 1892 and 1895, and represented the Conservative Party

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 died in Landvik

Landvik

Landvik is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It was located to the west of the town of Grimstad in southern Norway. Today, the name Landvik is still used to designate the westernmost part of the town of Grimstad, near the Prestegårdskogen housing development.-Name:The...

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