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Jens Jensen Gram

1779 – 1824

Norwegian politician

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About Jens Jensen Gram

Lived 1779 – 1824 (aged 45). Jens Jensen Gram was a Norwegian politician and jurist.

Jens Jensen Gram (12 February 1779 – 2 November 1824) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.

He was born in Copenhagen as the son of Jens Gram. He studied at the University of Copenhagen from 1798, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1804. He worked in the Danish Chancellery from 1806 until 1808, when he was appointed as acting district stipendiary magistrate of Ringerike and Hallingdal. He got the position on a permanent basis in 1815. He lived in Nes from 1808, and at Ask from 1816. He was a deputy representative to Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1818 and 1821, representing the constituency of Buskeruds Amt. He served as President of the Odelsting. Due to a stroke in late 1821, he was not re-elected in 1823. Through his son Johan Georg Boll Gram he was a grandfather of Andrea Gram and Jens Gram, and through the latter a grandfather of Johan Fredrik and Mads Gram, He died on 2 November 1824 in Christiania.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of Copenhagen
Positions held
Member of the Parliament of Norway, Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway
Awards
Royal Order of the Polar Star

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jens Jensen Gram's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jens Jensen Gram?

Norwegian politician (1779-1824)

When was Jens Jensen Gram born?

Jens Jensen Gram was born on 12 February 1779 in Copenhagen.

When did Jens Jensen Gram die?

Jens Jensen Gram died on 2 November 1824 in Christiania.

What was Jens Jensen Gram's occupation?

Jens Jensen Gram was a politician and jurist.

What nationality was Jens Jensen Gram?

Jens Jensen Gram was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jens Jensen Gram

· Wikidata: Q6179713

· DBpedia: Jens Jensen Gram

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