Andreas Meling
Born(1839-09-22)22 September 1839
Sole, Norway
Died8 August 1928(1928-08-08) (aged 88)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)ship owner and politician
AwardsOrder of St. Olav (1896)

Andreas Meling (22 September 1839 – 8 August 1928) was a Norwegian ship owner and politician.

Biography

He was born in Sole as a son of bailiff Enok Torgersen and Elen Røgh Skavlan. In 1864 he married Lina Monsen,[1] whose brother was a locally known painter[2] and sister married Peter Hærem.[3] Meling was a shipmaster for much of his career, until 1881.[1]

He served as Mayor of Stavanger from 1893. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1894,[4] after having previously served as a deputy representative.[5] He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1896.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hvem er hvem? 1912
  2. ↑ Hagemann, Sonja. "M.G. Monsen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Voksø, Per. "Peter Hærem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 288.
  5. ↑ "Andreas Meling" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 24 December 2013.


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