About Fritz Jenssen
Lived 1886 – 1966 (aged 79). Fritz Jenssen was a Norwegian politician and bank manager.
Anton Tobias Friedrich "Fritz" Bühring Jenssen (10 June 1886 – 15 April 1966) was a Norwegian banker and politician for Nasjonal Samling.
He was born in Strinda Municipality as the eighth of ten children of wholesaler and politician Anton Jenssen (1850–1927). The older brothers Eivind and Erling entered the family company Jenssen & Co, but after Fritz finished his secondary education in 1905 he learned the banking trade in Trondhjem and abroad. He was hired in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse in 1912, and after a period as a stock broker from 1915 to 1920 he became board secretary in Kreditkassen. In 1922 he was promoted to assistant manager which he remained until 1945.
In 1933 Jenssen joined the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling. He chaired its financial committee. He was also a board member of Leidangen in Oslo.
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Who was Fritz Jenssen?
Norwegian politician and private banker (1886-1966)
When was Fritz Jenssen born?
Fritz Jenssen was born on 10 June 1886 in Strinda Municipality.
When did Fritz Jenssen die?
Fritz Jenssen died on 15 April 1966.
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Fritz Jenssen was a politician and bank manager.
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Fritz Jenssen was Norwegian.
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