Peter Karl Holmesland was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party.

Born in Holme

Holum

Holum is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Mandal.-Name:...

 as the son of former parliament member Simon Pedersen Holmesland

Simon Pedersen Holmesland

Simon Pedersen Holmesland was a Norwegian politician.He was born Holme in 1823 as the younger brother of Søren Pedersen Jaabæk, who would sit in the Norwegian Parliament from 1845 to 1890...

, he enrolled as a student in 1884, graduated as cand.jur. in 1889 and started working as an attorney. In 1892 he was a clerk for Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...

 and the Ministry of Finance

Norwegian Ministry of Finance

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Norway. It is led by Sigbjørn Johnsen...

. He became acting stipendiary magistrate (byfoged) in Larvik

Larvik

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

 in 1899, and district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) in 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...

 in 1909. Gjerpen district comprised Gjerpen, Porsgrund, Slemdal

Siljan

Siljan is the name of:*Siljan, Norway, a municipality in Norway*Siljan , a lake in Sweden...

, Solum

Solum, Norway

Solum is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway.The parish of Solum was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 3,557. Solum is located west of the city Skien, and encompassed districts such as Nenset, Tollnes,...

 and Holla

Holla

Holla may refer to the following:Locations:* Holla in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.* Holla in Telemark, Norway.* Camp Holla Jews for Jesus Religious RetreatCulture:* Holla is also a subsect among Kota Brahmin community...

. Holmesland stayed in this position until his death in 1933.

From 1901 to 1904 he had been a member of Larvik city council. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1913, representing the urban constituency of Porsgrund

Porsgrunn

is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....

. He served only one three-year term.

He married Gunhild Løvrak, and their son Eilif Løvrak Holmesland

Eilif Løvrak Holmesland

Eilif Løvrak Holmesland was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Kristiania as the son of Peter Karl Holmesland and grandson of Simon Pedersen Holmesland, both former parliament members. He enrolled as a student in 1914, graduated as cand.jur...

became a jurist and politician too.