Carl Johan Michelet (25 July 1826 - 30 January 1902) was a Norwegian lawyer and civil servant. He served as Mayor of Oslo and was elected as a member of the Norwegian Parliament (''Storting'').

Biography

He was born at

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, Norway. His parents were Christian Frederik Michelet (1792-1874) and Edle Michaeline (1804-1892). His father was a

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in the Norwegian military. He attended the University of Christiania and took the Norwegian bar exam in 1849. He was an associate for seven years until he became permitted to practice law (''overrettssakførar'') in Christiania (now Oslo). He was a police chief of Christiania from 1863 to 1870 and was a member of the Royal Commission of the Police in 1864. Michelet served on the presidency of the city of Oslo from 1862 and was appointed mayor during the period 1866–68. He was a member of the city council until 1882. He was also elected to the

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as a representative of Jarlsberg and Larvik County (''Jarlsberg og Larviks amt'') from 1886 to 1891, then from 1895 to 1901.

Personal life

Michelet was married in 1853 to Olava Emilie Mathea Buhring (1826-1879) with whom he had three children. They were the parents of Christian Fredrik Michelet (1860–1935) who was an equestrian and military officer. After her death, he was married in 1882 with Johanne Bruun (1840-1887). Michelet was awarded a number of honours, including the

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of the Order of St. Olav in 1901. He died in Christiania.

References

Other Sources

* Finne-Grønn, S. H
''Slegten Michelet: genealogisk-personalhistoriske meddelelser, med vaabentegninger, facsimiler og portrætter''
(Christiania, 1919) * Lindstøl, Talla
''Stortinget og Statsraadet 1814-1914''
(Kristiania, 1914) * Johnsen, Oscar Albert

' (Tønsberg, 1945–48) 1826 births 1902 deaths People from Akershus University of Oslo alumni Norwegian police chiefs Mayors of Oslo Members of the Storting 19th-century Norwegian politicians Norwegian people of French descent Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal 19th-century Norwegian lawyers {{Norway-politician-stub