August Herman Halvorsen (2 September 1866 - 6 January 1929) was a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Democrats.
He served as a deputy representative to the
Norwegian Parliament during the term 1919–1921, representing the rural constituency of ''Vest-Telemarken''.
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— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
Born in
Skien, he grew up in
Holla and inherited his father's
tanning business.
He was a member of Holla
municipal council from 1898 to 1925, serving as mayor from 1916. He also served on a number of public committees, being chairman of the poor's relief agency from 1903 to 1906 and the public trustee's office from 1916 to 1922. For an unknown period he was a member of the
county committee of
Telemark.
References
1866 births
1929 deaths
Radical People's Party (Norway) politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
Deputy members of the Storting
Mayors of places in Telemark
Politicians from Skien
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