About Johannes Berg
Lived 1863 – 1935 (aged 72). Johannes Berg was a Norwegian politician, farmer, sailor and fisher.
Johannes Berg (1 November 1863 – 21 November 1935) was a Norwegian farmer, civil servant and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Trondhjem as a son of Valsøen in Jøssund as a son of farmer Petter Andreas Berg (1830–1907) and Henriette Margrete Brodtkorb (1838–1922). He was a relative of Christian Frederik Berg.
He finished middle school in Trondhjem in 1880 and then took a shipmate exam in 1884. He worked as a seaman and fisher before taking over the family farm Valsøen in 1898, which he sold in 1917. From 1907 he was also a postal clerk in Vallersund.
He was a member of Jøssund municipal council from 1898 to 1922, serving as mayor for eighteen years. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Sør-Trøndelag in 1924 and 1927, serving six years.
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Who was Johannes Berg?
Norwegian politician (1863-1935)
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Johannes Berg was born on 1 November 1863 in Vallersund.
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Johannes Berg died on 21 November 1935 in Aker.
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Johannes Berg was a politician, farmer, sailor and fisher.
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Johannes Berg was Norwegian.
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