Peder Johan Pedersen Holmesland

Peder Johan Pedersen Holmesland (January 4th, 1833 – May 1, 1914) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

Early life and family

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He was born in Holme in 1833 as the youngest brother of Søren Pedersen Jaabæk and Simon Pedersen Holmesland,[1] who would both sit in the Norwegian Parliament. So did his nephew Peter Karl Holmesland.

Political career

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Peder Johan Pedersen Holmesland was himself elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880, representing the rural constituency of Lister og Mandals Amt. He worked as a farmer there. He was re-elected in 1883, 1886, and 1889, the last time for the Moderate Liberal Party,[2] a breakaway fraction from the Liberal Party.

Personal life

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He married a Regine Wold.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Genealogy
  2. ^ Peder Johan Pedersen Holmesland — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  3. ^ Genealogy