Bernhard Abrahamsen (21 December 1878 – 21 May 1945) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Lierstranden; he was a son of municipal worker Martinius Abrahamsen (1853–1938) and Pauline Bernsen (1848–1916). He worked four and a half year at a paper factory, but spent most of his career as a carpenter. Abrahamsen was a member of Drammen city council during several terms; 1916–1919, 1922–1925 and 1928–1931. In the general election of

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he was elected as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

, representing the

Market towns of Buskerud county The Market towns of Buskerud county ( no, Kjøpstedene i Buskerud fylke) was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns ( no, kjøpsteder) of Drammen, Hønefoss and Kongsberg in Buskerud county. The ...

. He served one term, and became a full representative in January 1929 when MP

Harald Haare Harald Haare (3 April 1883 – 26 January 1929) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Drammen as a son of head conductor in the State Railways, Lauritz Haare (1856–1938) and Karoline Bryn (1852–1 ...

died.

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1878 births 1945 deaths Politicians from Drammen Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub