About Jens Gran
Lived 1794 – 1881 (aged 86). Jens Gran was a Norwegian politician, merchant, member of parliament, bank officer and chief of the village.
Jens Gran (8 October 1794 – 23 January 1881) was a Norwegian politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, 1845 and 1848, representing the constituency of Bergen.
He was the father of businesspersons Christen Knagenhjelm Gran (1822–1899) and Jens Gran, Jr. (1828–1894), and a grandfather of Gerhard Gran, Haaken Hasberg Gran and Tryggve Gran.
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Who was Jens Gran?
Norwegian politician
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Jens Gran was born on 8 October 1794 in Bergen.
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Jens Gran died on 23 January 1881.
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Jens Gran was a politician, merchant, member of parliament, bank officer and chief of the village.
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Jens Gran was Norwegian.
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