About Per Hestetun
Lived 1877 – 1928 (aged 51). Per Hestetun was a Norwegian politician and farmer.
Per Klingenberg Hestetun (11 August 1877 – 11 September 1928) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born at Hestetun in Øvre Årdal as a son of farmers Ola T. Hestetun (1843–1929) and Barbra P. Klingenberg (1841–1902). He attended primary school, and later Sogndal Folk High School in 1892–1893 and 1896–1897. From 1901 he took over the family farm.
He served as mayor of Årdal Municipality from 1908 to 1920 and 1923 to 1926. He took the initiative to establishing the local savings bank Årdal Sparebank in 1907. He was a board member here from 1912 to 1926. and was elected as a regular representative from Sogn og Fjordane in 1921, 1924 and 1927.
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Who was Per Hestetun?
Norwegian politician (1877–1928)
When was Per Hestetun born?
Per Hestetun was born on 11 August 1877 in Årdal Municipality.
When did Per Hestetun die?
Per Hestetun died on 11 September 1928 in Årdal Municipality.
What was Per Hestetun's occupation?
Per Hestetun was a politician and farmer.
What nationality was Per Hestetun?
Per Hestetun was Norwegian.
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· DBpedia: Per Klingenberg Hestetun
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