Andreas Olsen Sæhlie (1 August 1832 – 27 August 1895) was a Norwegian farmer,

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owner and politician. He was born in Vang,

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

. His daughter Christiane was married to Colonel

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. Sæhlie inherited his father's farm and distillery, which he expanded significantly. At its heights, his distillery delivered 10% of the total amount of potato-based spirits traded in Norway. He was elected representative to the

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for the periods 1868–1870, 1871–1873, 1874–1876 and 1877–1879. As a politician he first represented the

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, and later the

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1832 births 1895 deaths Politicians from Hamar Norwegian farmers Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-bio-stub